OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RICHARD M. DALEY
MAYOR
April 13,2011
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith a resolution honoring the life and memory of Geraldine F Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Very truly yours, _
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber were deeply saddened to learn of the death on March 26, 2011, at age 75, of Geraldine Ann Ferraro, the first woman and Italian-American to run for vice president of the United States on a major party national ticket; and
WHEREAS, Born in Newburgh, New York on August 26, 1935 to Antonetta and Dominick Ferraro, Ms. Ferraro was the youngest of four siblings. When she was eight years old, Ms. Ferraro's father died suddenly of a heart attack. Her widowed mother worked long hours as a seamstress to support the family and to educate young Geraldine in Catholic schools. In 1952, Ms. Ferraro graduated with honors from Mary mount Academy in Tarrytown, New York, where she was voted "most likely to succeed" by her high school graduating class; and
WHEREAS, With the help of a scholarship, Ms. Ferraro worked her way through college, often holding two or three jobs to support herself. The first woman in her family to earn a college degree, Ms. Ferraro graduated in 1956 from Marymount Manhattan College in Manhattan, New York, with a bachelor of arts degree in English. After graduating from college, Ms. Ferraro worked as a second grade public school teacher in Astoria, Queens, in a neighborhood that was part of the district Ms. Ferraro would later represent in Congress; and
WHEREAS, In 1960, while she was still working as a teacher, Ms. Ferraro earned her Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. One of only two women in her law school graduating class, Ms. Ferraro passed the New York State Bar examination on her first try and three days later married John Zaccaro, her college swe...
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