 Ferraro remained active in raising money for Democratic candidates nationwide , especially women candidates . During the 1988 presidential election , Ferraro served as vice chair of the party 's Victory Fund . She also did some commentating for television . Ferraro was a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics from 1988 to 1992 , teaching in @-@ demand seminars such as " So You Want to be President ? " She also took care of her mother , who suffered from emphysema for several years before her death in early 1990 . 
