Geraldine Ferraro Dies (from Kelsey Shirriff's Blog)

Geraldine Ferarro, the first woman to be nominated by a major party for vice presidency, died Friday in Boston. She was 75.

Ferarro died from complications of the blood cancer myeloma, which she had been battling for 12 years, and was surrounded by her family when she passed, the Huffington Post reported.

Ferarro was best known for her 1984 Democratic nomination for the vice presidency, running alongside Walter Mondale. Her nomination was proclaimed a victory for the women's movement 64 years after women obtained ... Student Administrator Advertising Blog Education