Janet Bostwick
Dame Janet Gwennett Bostwick
Biography
Janet Gwennett Musgrove was born in Nassau to Nick and Lois Musgrove.[1] 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 and 1981, she became the first woman to serve as president of the bar association.[2][5]
In 1977, Bostwick was appointed as a Senator
Her appointment as Attorney General marked the first time a woman had served in that capacity.
Affiliations
Bostwick served as president of the Free National Movement Women's Association, president of the International Caribbean Women for Democracy and on the Executive Committee of the Girl's Brigade.[2] In 2012, she was honored as Nassau's nominee of the International Woman of Courage Award.[11]
The Janet Bostwick Medal for Women in the Foreign Service is named after her. Recipients include Patricia Rodgers (2014).[12]
Personal life
She is married to John Henry Bostwick,
References
- ^ a b Sleeman 2001, p. 70.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cablegate: Bahamas Nomination for International Women of Courage Award". Wellington, New Zealand: Scoop. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Members Directory: Janet Bostwick". Nassau, Bahamas: Bahamas Bar Association. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "The Rt. Hon. Dame Janet Gwennett Bostwick". CARICOM. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "FNM Celebrates Janet Bostwick's Anniversary". Nassau, Bahamas: Tribune242. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ a b Carron, Eileen (23 February 2009). "Women's Struggles In The Bahamas". Nassau, Bahamas: Tribune242. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Arise, Dame Janet". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Progressive Liberal Party MPs". Nassau, Bahamas: Fred Mitchell Uncensored. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Janet Bostwick sworn in as Deputy to the Governor General". Freeport, Grand Bahama: Bahama Islands Info. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Chargé Recognizes a Matriarch of Women's Rights, the Hon. Janet G. Bostwick, with International Woman of Courage Award". Nassau, Bahamas: U.S. Embassy. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES OUTSTANDING OFFICERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE". Embassy of the Bahamas to the United States. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Henry Bostwick bio". Caribbean Elections. Bridgetown, Barbados: KnowledgeWalk Institute. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "The Senate of The Bahamas". St. Michael, Barbados: Caribbean Elections. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
Sources
- Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. London: Europa Publications. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.