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![Swope, M. Frances](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
In 1916 Swope ran as a candidate of the Prohibition Party in the general election to become an Elector of the President and Vice-President. She lost. Swope was involved in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Oregon. In 1921, she actively supported a bill allowing women to serve on juries, which was the subject of a voter referendum.