Margaret Evangeline McDonald explained

Margaret Evangeline McDonald (April 1922 – 2001) was the first female Ambassador to the United States from the Bahamas, from 1985 until 1992.^[1] She was the first woman appointed Secretary to the Cabinet, in 1982.^[2]

McDonald was born in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, in April 1922. In 1948, she married the educator Luther Haldene McDonald.^[3]

McDonald graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

References

1. Web site: HISTORY . Embassy of the Bahamas to the United States . 8 May 2020.
2. Book: Hanna-Ewers . Deanne . Great Women in Bahamian History: Bahamian Women Pioneers . 24 January 2013 . 9781477292495 . 8 May 2020.
3. Web site: New Margaret McDonald Centre will honour an outstanding public . The Nassau Guardian . en-gb.