While married , Dr. Burrows was not employed by the city , but instead turned her interest to clubwork and politics . In 1915 , she petitioned the state legislature to fund the removal of roadside weeds , as a public health measure . She helped register women to vote in 1920 . She was also one of the first women to be a presidential elector from Massachusetts , in 1920 . In 1924 she was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland . " Politics is not a hobby . Politics is a duty , " she explained to a newspaper reporter . " Travel is my hobby . " Burrows ran for the state legislature in 1922 , and won the Republican nomination . In 1928 , Marion C. Burrows was elected to the Massachusetts legislature , as a Republican representing the 11th Essex district . She also campaigned for Herbert Hoover that year . While in office , she introduced a bill allowing political candidates to use the name by which they are best known , whether or not it is their legal name . She served in office until 1932 , one of three women in the Massachusetts legislature at the time
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1924 Republican National Convention
Marion Cowan Burrows