[Lenora Thompson]

You tell ‘em! She did the female gender no favors tonight. Can’t even claim to have shattered a glass ceiling. Geraldine Ferraro did that in 1983. My first memory was riding on my dad’s shoulders when he picketed Geraldine Ferraro!

[knittnmom]

First female presidential candidate was actually Victoria Woodhull. Ferraro was, however, the first nominee for the office by a major party.