Ghana's history is filled with such women whose efforts and work have helped shape the country in many ways. After returning to Ghana from the United Kingdom, she started her legal career, Justice Bamford-Addo served as Assistant State Attorney in 1963 and was promoted to State Attorney, then subsequently promoted to become a Senior State Attorney before becoming a Principal State Attorney. TWI NEWSShe rose to become Chief State Attorney in 1973 and was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 1976, a position she held for ten years. She attained the enviable feat of becoming the first and only female speaker in Ghana's parliamentary history as the speaker of the Parliament of Ghana between 2009 and 2013, having previously served as a judge in the Supreme Court of Ghana. Her election as the first female speaker also made her the second female to head an arm of government after Georgina Theodora Wood was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb May 08, 2022 10:02 UTC