Noopur Raje, the doctor who treated her.įerraro, however, developed pneumonia, which made it impossible to perform the procedure, and it soon became clear she didn’t have long to live, Raje said. Such fractures are common in people with her type of blood cancer, multiple myeloma, because of the thinning of their bones, said Dr. She broke a lot of molds and it’s a better country for what she did,” Mondale told the Associated Press.įerraro died at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she had gone Monday for a procedure to relieve back pain caused by a fracture. “She was a pioneer in our country for justice for women and a more open society. “May her example of hard work and dedication to America continue to inspire all women.”įor his part, Mondale remembered his former running mate as “a remarkable woman and a dear human being.” “She broke one huge barrier and then went on to break many more,” Palin wrote on her Facebook page Saturday.
Palin, who was Alaska’s governor when she ran for vice president, often spoke of Ferraro on the campaign trail. But her candidacy ultimately proved rocky as she fought ethics charges and traded barbs with Bush over accusations of sexism and class warfare.įerraro later said, “I don’t think I’d run again for vice president,” then added: “Next time I’d run for president.” The blunt, feisty Ferraro charmed audiences initially, and for a time polls showed the Democratic ticket gaining ground on President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H. Mondale’s campaign had struggled to gain traction and his selection of Ferraro, at least momentarily, revived his momentum and energized millions of women who were thrilled to see one of their own on a national ticket. She died just before 10 a.m., said Amanda Fuchs Miller, a family friend who worked for Ferraro in her 1998 Senate bid and was acting as a spokeswoman for the family.
Her vice presidential bid, the first for a woman on a major party ticket, emboldened women across the country to seek public office and helped lay the groundwork for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential candidacy in 2008 and John McCain’s choice for running mate, Sarah Palin, that year.įerraro died Saturday in Boston, where the 75-year-old was being treated for complications of blood cancer. BOSTON - Geraldine Ferraro was a relatively obscure congresswoman from the New York City borough of Queens in 1984 when she was tapped by Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale to join his ticket.
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