(CNN) — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. 1739 - ...

He is the author of “Reagan’s Cowboys: Inside the 1984 Reelection Campaign’s Secret Operation Against Geraldine Ferraro.” His website is www.jbrobertsauthor.com.

Women were making strides in the workforce and public life - Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman on the Supreme Court and Geraldine Ferraro the first on a major-party presidential ticket.

To that, he penned, “Amen!” When Mondale ran for president in 1984, he made history when he chose Geraldine Ferraro as a running mate, the nation’s first woman vice presidential nominee.

We were the children of no-fault divorces. When I was seventeen, I watched Geraldine Ferraro accept the vice-presidential nomination at the Democratic convention, and thought it was interesting.

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 ...

July 15, 1976 - Jimmy Carter asks Mondale to be his vice presidential running mate on the Democratic ticket. January 20, 1977-January 20, 1981 - Mondale serves as vice president under President Carter ...

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As Donald J. Trump returns to the role of U.S. president, many Americans ask themselves a simple question: Will his administration protect their pocketbooks, their way of life and their ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network A 14-year-old started a donation drive to ...

Jimmy Carter was not your stereotypical politician. He was a deeply religious man and more of a moral leader than a political one. I had the good fortune to interview him on three occasions and to ...