Munt, Janet Staples (1923-2017)

Name/Title

Munt, Janet Staples (1923-2017)

Entry/Object ID

1.1.127

Description

Born: June 14, 1923 in New York, New York Died: July 19, 2017 in Burlington, Vermont Primary Residence: South Burlington Vermont State Senator 1998-2004; Vice Chair of Committee on Health and Welfare. Member of Women's Army Corps during WWII.

Biographical Information

Biography

Janet Munt was a trained clinical social worker. After graduating from Sweet Briar College in 1944, she joined the Women's Army Corps and served for two years, working mostly as a psychiatric social worker. Then, after further schooling, she became a clinical social worker in private psychotherapy practice. Munt later served six years in the Vermont Senate as a Democrat representing Chittenden County from 1998 to 2004. She served as vice-chair of the Committee on Health and Welfare for much of this time. She advocated for services to help low-income families, especially women and children. She was in favor of a state managed single-payer health care program for Vermont. She retired from politics at the age of 81.

Education

BA, Sweet Briar College (1944) MS, Columbia (1948)

Occupation

Clinical Social Worker Politician