Editing Jane Swift (section)

==Early life and education==
Swift grew up in a large extended family in [[North Adams, Massachusetts]]. Her maternal grandmother immigrated to the United States from northern [[Italy]] after World War I, and her paternal grandfather was a [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]] native with roots in [[Ireland]] as well as on the [[Mayflower]]. She learned politics from her father, Jack Swift,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/02/23/jack-swift-political-and-civic-activist-north-adams/ikEOajcu57viL6tvk0l2eK/story.html|title=Jack Swift, 77, political and civic activist in North Adams|first1=Bryan|last1=Marquard|date=2019-02-23|access-date=2019-04-13|work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> who ran the family [[HVAC]] business and was active in the [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire County]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Swift's mother, a graduate of [[North Adams State College]], was a teacher in area public and parochial schools. Swift attended North Adams public schools, and in 1987 graduated from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Connecticut]], with a degree in [[American studies]]. During her college years, Swift held work-study jobs in the college dining hall and with the Religion & Philosophy Department, played on the women's rugby team, and was a member of the [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] sorority.<ref name=committee>{{cite web|url=http://www.swiftcommittee.com/page.php?PageID=110 |title=Jane Swift Biography |access-date=2008-09-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102015337/http://www.swiftcommittee.com/page.php?PageID=110 |archive-date=2009-01-02 }}</ref>