Global InformationIanthe Blyden information
Ianthe Blyden | |
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| Born | Ianthe Amelia Blyden April 14, 1899 St. John, Danish West Indies |
| Died | June 30, 1984 (aged 85) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | nurse |
| Years active | 1916–1969 |
Ianthe Blyden (April 14, 1899 – June 30, 1984) was a Virgin Islander, born at a time when the islands were held by the Danish. She trained as a nurse and served for fifty-three years at Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital, for thirty-seven of those years she was head nurse. She was instrumental in the development of nursing in the US Virgin Islands and the influence for establishing the island's nursing board.