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We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

Geraldine Ferraro

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Geraldine Ferraro
Age: 75 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 26
Died: 2011
Died: March 26
Attorney
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
Newburgh
New York
Geraldine Anne Ferraro
Chosen
Turn
Path
Turns
Around
Women
Empowering
Feminist
Equality

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