Geraldine Ferraro. Ferraro, a United States vice-presidential candidate in 1984, was a married woman who, like many women, used her birth surname professionally rather than her husband's (Zaccaro). Safire, though saying "it breaks my heart," admitted in 1984 that it would be equally incorrect to call her "Miss Ferraro" (as she was married) or "Mrs. Ferraro" (as her husband was not "Mr. Ferraro")--and that calling her "Mrs. Zaccaro" would confuse the reader.

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