Poster, Geraldine Ferraro For Congress / “Finally…A Tough Democrat", by Printing and Graphic Communications Union Label

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Date

c. 1978

Description

Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) was working as a NYC public school teacher when she decided to pursue a law degree. She attended night classes at Fordham Law School while teaching in Astoria, Queens, during the day; she was one of only two women in her graduating class of 1960. In 1974, while raising three children in Forest Hills and Saltaire, Fire Island, she was appointed Assistant District Attorney for Queens County and built a reputation as a tough prosecutor. In 1978, she was elected to the US House of Representatives for her district in Queens. As a congresswoman, she was an advocate for women’s and human rights. She went on to become the first woman to run for vice-president for a major political party when she became Walter Mondale’s running mate in 1984. In her July 19 nomination acceptance speech she applauded her party: “By choosing an American woman to run for our nation’s second highest office, you send a powerful signal to all Americans. There are no doors we cannot unlock. We will place no limits on achievement. If we can do this, we can do anything.”

Type

Broadside

Region

Long Island

Era

Contemporary United States

Topic

Elections, Women

Repository

Long Island Museum

Identifier

2024.017.0007

Source

Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY, Gift of the Zaccaro Family, 2024

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