In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced he'd chosen U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running mate. Ferraro was the first woman to run for the vice presidency of the United States on a major-party ticket.
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Comedian Milton Berle (1908)
Artist Andrew Wyeth (1917)
Pianist Van Cliburn (1934)
Comedian Bill Cosby (1937)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons (1948)
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"Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult."
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Charlotte Whitton, Canadian feminist and politician