what was her profession?
Civil lawyer
Geraldine Ferraro
Ferraro worked part-time as a civil lawyer 
who was the first woman who ran for vice president Geraldine Anne "Gerry" Ferraro did she succeed? No, in the general election, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated did she contest for any other political post? Ran for election to the U.S. House of Representatives
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Geraldine Ferraro [SEP] Family, lawyer, prosecutor
While raising the children, Ferraro worked part-time as a civil lawyer in her husband's real estate firm for 13 years. She also occasionally worked for other clients and did some "pro bono" work for women in family court. She spent time at local Democratic clubs, which allowed her to maintain contacts within the legal profession and become involved in local politics and campaigns. While organizing community opposition to a proposed building, Ferraro met lawyer and Democratic figure Mario Cuomo, who became a political mentor. In 1970, she was elected president of the Queens County Women's Bar Association. Ferraro's first full-time political job came in , when she was appointed Assistant District Attorney for Queens County, New York, by her cousin, District Attorney Nicholas Ferraro.