And Geraldine Ferraro — the first female candidate for vice president — wore white when she accepted that nomination at Democrats’ 1984 convention. There have been other moments, too.
Mary Ann Krupsak, running for 30th district seat, stands with Geraldine K. Ferraro, congresswoman from the 9th district, in upstate New York on July 8, 1980. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett) I was in ...