Geraldine Ferraro

running mate

Vice presidential nominee

• Democratic National ConventionLiberal party's nominating assembly
• San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
• electoral politicsCompetition for voted positions
• debateFormal argument on issues

campaign · election · American history · media spotlight · acceptance speech

first woman

Primordial female human

• glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
• groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
• pioneerEarly explorer or settler
• milestoneNotable event marking progress

precedent · watershed · historic · landmark · unprecedented · pathbreaker · women in politics · role model

Queens

Easternmost NYC district

• New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
• House of RepresentativesPopulation-based legislative chamber
• legislatorElected maker of laws
• representativeOne who acts for another

Capitol Hill · constituent · district · legislation · committee · public service · elected official · lawmaker

Democratic Party

Liberal American political organization

• liberalOpen to reform
• progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
• platformRaised flat structure
• primaryChief in importance

delegate · convention · nominee · voter · grassroots · party loyalty · coalition · base

women's rights

Legal equality for females

• equalitySame status for all
• empowermentGaining authority or confidence
• gender equityFair treatment across sexes
• sexismGender-based prejudice

discrimination · equal pay · reproductive rights · sisterhood · women's movement · advocacy · female leadership · NOW

ambassador

Official foreign representative

• authorCreator of written works
• memoirWritten personal recollection
• commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
• cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease

tribute · namesake · postage stamp · remembrance · influence · inspiration