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Ferraro touches women's lives in a way no politician ever has

Geraldine Ferraro's trail-blazing campaign has taken on meaning beyond politics for millions of American women. To get a sense of this somewhat hidden impact on private lives, TIME Contributor Jane O'Reilly met with women in Cleveland before and after the vice-presidential debate, and during a Ferraro campaign stop there last week. Her report:

There is a certain kind of glance women have always exchanged when something very important to them is being derided by the men in the family. Many of those sidelong looks have been exchanged since Geraldine Ferraro was...

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