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Janet Bostwick
Bahamian lawyer and politician
Dame Janet Gwennett BostwickDBE (née Musgrove; born 30 October 1939) is a Bahamian lawyer and politician.
She entered politics in 1977 with an appointment to the Senate. She was the first woman to serve as acting Prime Minister, first woman Attorney-General and the first woman Member of Parliament in the Bahamas.
Janet bostwick bahamas biography of martin
Biography
Janet Gwennett Musgrove was born in Nassau to Nick and Lois Musgrove. In 1957, she began working as a stenographer in the Legal Department of the Bahamas and by 1961 had become the private secretary of the Attorney General.[2]
Between 1967 and 1971, she served as an Administrative Officer of the Legal Department and attended law school,[2] earning her membership to the Bahamas Bar Association in 1971.[3] Through 1974, she served as Crown Counsel[4] simultaneously serving as Crown Prosecutor, leaving the government service in 1975 for private law practice.
Between 1980