Geraldine Ferraro, again, is all over the news. Whether you agree or disagree with her comments on Obama and Hillary, you may still find some of the things she’s said over the years inspiring:
“¢ Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love.
“¢ We fought hard. We gave it our best. We did what was right and we made a difference.
“¢ We’ve chosen the path to equality; don’t let them turn us around.
“¢ Unlike the American revolution, which began with the “shot heard round the world,” the rebellion of Seneca Falls [for women's equality] — steeped in moral conviction and rooted in the abolitionist movement — dropped like a stone in the middle of a placid lake, causing ripples of change. No governments were overthrown, no lives were lost in bloody battles, no single enemy was identified and vanquished. The disputed territory was the human heart and the contest played itself out in every American institution: our homes, our churches, our schools, and ultimately in the provinces of power.
“¢ You don’t have to have fought in a war to love peace.
“¢ I’d call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I’m afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name.
“¢ It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very, very small snack foods.
“¢ Vice president - it has such a nice ring to it!
“¢If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?
“¢ Modern life is confusing - no “Ms. take” about it
Join TakePart's community today!
Filed under:
Ethics
Related Links:
Geraldine Ferraro: Let’s Put Her In Her Place (In Women’s History)
Southern Preachers Spread the Sustainability Gospel
A Day Without A Gay
Top 5 Movies About Overcoming Racism
Palin As President
Tagged as:2008 elections • A History of the American Suffragist Movement • blood cancer • cancer research • Equal Rights Amendment • Ferraro • first woman vice president • Geraldine • Geraldine Ferraro • Geraldine Ferraro Barack Obama • Geraldine Ferraro Hillary Clinton • Hillary Clinton an Barack Obama • My Story • Myeloma • Reagan and Bush • the first woman nominated as the Vice President • the first woman to be nominated as the Vice President • UN Human Rights Commission • Walter Mondale • women's history
Add your comment • Trackback from your site • Follow comments via
RSS
19 posts in the last 24 hours

I was 18 when Ms. Ferraro ran for vice president and was very disapointed that her husband’s financial dealings played such a big part in the campaign. I must express that my biggest disapontment that has stayed with me all these years is when she wept at the podium giving her concession speech. There has indeed been alot of sexism against Hillary in this campaign by the media, we distrust the media even more than we do Bush ! Please consider that not all older women want her simply because she’s a woman, some of us simply don’t like her or her husband and choose another candidate.
Kathie