IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 190 
Honoring the life of Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first woman 
selected by a major political party as its candidate for Vice President. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2011 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. WEINER, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GRIMM, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, and Mr. REED) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro, 
the first woman selected by a major political party as 
its candidate for Vice President. 
Whereas Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro served the 
people of the 9th Congressional district of New York for 
6 years; 
Whereas Congresswoman Ferraro worked her way through 
law school at Fordham University, at a time when very 
few women did so; 
Whereas Congresswoman Ferraro then joined the Queens 
County District Attorney’s Office, where she supervised 
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the prosecution of a variety of violent crimes, including 
child and domestic abuse; 
Whereas in 1978, New York’s Ninth Congressional district in 
Queens elected Congresswoman Ferraro to the United 
States House of Representatives, where she was one of 
only sixteen women members of the House; 
Whereas Congresswoman Ferraro’s legislative achievements 
included her sponsorship of the Women’s Economic Eq-
uity Act, landmark legislation to end pension discrimina-
tion and provide increased job training and opportunities 
for women re-entering the workforce; 
Whereas in 1984, Congresswoman Ferraro’s status as a lead-
er was confirmed when she was named Chairwoman of 
the Platform Committee for the Democratic Convention, 
the first woman to hold that position; 
Whereas when she was nominated as the running mate of 
Vice President Walter F. Mondale in the 1984 presi-
dential race, Congresswoman Ferraro became the first 
woman ever chosen to run on the national ticket of either 
of America’s two major political parties; 
Whereas Congresswoman Ferraro’s candidacy continues the 
progress begun by women who achieved political firsts be-
fore her and helped to tear down barriers to the full and 
equal participation of women in national politics; 
Whereas in January 1993, President Clinton appointed Ms. 
Ferraro a United States Ambassador to the United Na-
tions Commission on Human Rights, a role from which 
she championed the rights of women around the world; 
and 
Whereas Geraldine Ferraro’s 1984 bid for Vice President 
helped our daughters join our sons in believing they could 
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achieve anything they set their minds to: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives recognizes 
that Geraldine Ferraro’s vice-presidential candidacy 
forever enriched the American political landscape 
and forged a new path for American women; 
(2) the House of Representatives pays tribute 
to Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro’s work to 
improve the lives of women and families not only in 
the Ninth Congressional District of New York, who 
she represented so well, but also the lives of women 
and families all across the United States; 
(3) the Clerk of the House is directed to com-
municate these resolutions to the Senate and trans-
mit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased; and 
(4) when the House of Representatives adjourns 
today, it stand adjourned as a further mark of re-
spect to the memory of Congresswoman Geraldine A. 
Ferraro. 
Æ 
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