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Here& #39;s a smattering of political coverage from 1984, when Geraldine Ferraro was in the conversation to be Walter Mondale& #39;s running mate. She wasn& #39;t shy about wanting to be picked - but had to defend her qualifications in response to complaints that there were more qualified men.
Washington Post, 4/29/1984 - Mentions concerns that she& #39;s "too ambitious" - but also "pretty and slim" (!) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/04/29/the-rise-of-geraldine-ferraro/f59c687a-5318-4738-a1b8-e834783d8de8/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/l...
Different article, same package as ^. Rep. Barbara Mikulski wasn& #39;t shy about wanting to be picked either. "I would welcome the opportunity," she said.
(This is a separate article about sexism on the same page as the multi-article package on Ferraro in the Style section and wow)
This entire NYT article is Ferraro explaining why Mondale should choose her, defending her qualifications
From NYT - 6/28/1984 - She says she would appeal to Italian-Americans, while declining to answer if she& #39;d be a better running mate than Sen. Gary Hart
