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The democratic Party in the USA, 25 years ago, had a woman nominated for Vice President, geraldine ferraro.
Geraldine Ferraro
Mother of 3
Teacher
Attorney
Asistant District Attorney for Queens CountyDistrict Attorney's Office, she headed the new Special Victims Bureau dealing with sex crimes, child abuse, domestic violence
Elected to Congress (1978)
Protegee' to House Speaker Tip O'Neil
Elected Secretary of House Democratic caucus (1980 and again in 1982)
member of these influential and powerful comitees
Steering & Policy
House Budget
Public Works & Transportation
Post Office & Civil Service Comittee
she was chosen by Walter Mondale to be his running mate in 1984, making her the first woman to ever be on a major-party ticket, and the first Italian American to be on any ticket.
She was also a journalist, author, and businesswoman.
Twenty-five years later the Republican party Pres nominee picks Sarah Palin as the first female on a presidential ticket fgor the Republican party ever.
Sarah Palin
Mother of 4
Miss Wassila (beauty pageant winner)
Third Place MISS ALASKA
Sports Reporter (1988 alaska TV and print news)
Wassila City Council Member (1992 and 1995) (Wassila population around 9,000)
Mayor of Wassila (1996-2002) Wasilla had around 6300 people when she was mayor, the FIFTH LARGEST population center in Alaska.
appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. She chaired the Commission beginning in 2003, and served as Ethics Supervisor. Palin resigned in January 2004, protesting what she called the "lack of ethics" of fellow Republican members.
Governor of Alaska (2006)
Vice Presidential Nominee (2008) the first female ever on presidential ticket for Republican party
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