Hurrah for Trailblazing Newburgh Native Geraldine Ferraro

 

Did you see that the National Women’s History Project has named Newburgh’s own Geraldine Ferraro as its honoree for Women’s History Month?  It's a recognition well deserved! The first woman (and first Italian-American) to be nominated for vice-president of the United States, she ran with 1984 Democratic Presidential nominee Walter Mondale. Ferraro was a fearless, outspoken feminist who fought for equal justice for women and minorities and inspired many girls and women to put more cracks in the “glass ceiling.” Newburgh should put a historic marker on her family’s old home here. Meanwhile, check out this release from the Women’s History Project:  http://bit.ly/2FoYowI.