OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Geraldine Anne Ferraro 

BORN:
August 26, 1935, 
Newburgh, New York

DIED:
March 26, 2011 (age 75),
Boston, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
Marymount Manhattan College (BA)
Fordham University (JD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 

1979-1985:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY)
1981-1985:
Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus 
1984:
Democratic Nominee for Vice President 
1993-1996:
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Commission on Human Rights 

RESOURCES:

U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

VP Selection, 7/12/1984 (NYT)
Obituaries, 3/26/2011 (WP, NYT, LAT)
Profile, 6/11/2016 (NYT)