Funeral mass for Geraldine Ferraro

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Funeral mass for Geraldine Ferraro

Photos: Former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro made history as the first woman to serve on a major party ticket when Democrat Walter Mondale chose her as his running mate in 1984. A funeral mass was held on March 31, 2011.

The flag-draped casket of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro is carried out of the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Thursday, March 31, 2011, in New York. Ferraro died Saturday of multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. She was 75.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and presidential candidate Walter Mondale kick off their 1984 campaign in Jackson, Miss., In this Aug. 1, 1984 file picture.

Here, John Zaccaro (third from left) stands with family after the funeral mass. Ferraro was married for 50 years to Zaccaro, a New York real estate developer. They had eight grandchildren.

In this Oct. 11, 1984, photo Vice-President George H. Bush shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro before their debate in Philadelphia.

This 1984 file picture shows Geraldine Ferraro campaigning. At her funeral mass, former Vice President Walter Mondale praised her for inspiring other women to run for office. He noted that there are now six women governors, 88 women in the House and 17 women in the Senate, compared to just one in 1984.

In this Aug. 21, 1984 file picture, Geraldine Ferraro explains the finances of herself and husband during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York.

Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) meets with President Jimmy Carter in the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 21, 1978.

New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (left) and Chuck Schumer (right) leave the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in New York after attending the funeral mass of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright leaves the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in New York after attending the funeral mass of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro.

Pallbearers carry the casket of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro into her funeral mass.

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The flag-draped casket of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro is carried out of the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Thursday, March 31, 2011, in New York. Ferraro died Saturday of multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. She was 75.

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