Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, Dies at Age 75

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Geraldine Ferraro, the first female U.S. vice presidential candidate and one of New York state's most powerful Democratic congresswomen. She succumbed to cancer at age 75. She was a trailblazer in her own rights. She rose from the Queens District Attorney's office to becoming her neighborhood's House representative and then in 1984, she rose to fame as the first female vice presidential candidate alongside presidential candidate Walter Mondale. I did not agree with many of her positions on the issues, but I respected her for the contributions she made to women in politics.