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Tryphena Anderson

1933 – 2016

Jamaican-British nurse

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About Tryphena Anderson

Lived 1933 – 2016 (aged 82–83). Tryphena Anderson was a Jamaican nurse, health visitor, midwife and nursing home.

Tryphena Anderson (born 1933) was a Jamaican-British nurse, the first black health visitor in the United Kingdom.

Life Tryphena Anderson was born in Jamaica, where she attended a Church of England school. In December 1952, a week after leaving school, she sailed for England, arriving in Liverpool on the RMS Franconia from New York.

Anderson recalled teachers having low expectations of her at school. As a black person in 1950s Britain, Anderson felt labelled as a "darkie" rather than truly accepted as a "person". She felt acute isolation:

Anderson nevertheless trained successfully as a nurse at Nottingham General Hospital and did psychiatric nursing at the Coppice Hospital. She did further postgraduate training in the early 1960s. In 1966 she qualified as a midwife, and in that year also became Britain's first black health visitor.

From 1988 until 2002 she owned and ran a nursing home.

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1933, Jamaica
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Education
Nottingham General Hospital, Church of England school

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Tryphena Anderson?

Jamaican-British nurse

When was Tryphena Anderson born?

Tryphena Anderson was born in 1933 in Jamaica.

When did Tryphena Anderson die?

Tryphena Anderson died on 23 July 2016 in Canada.

What was Tryphena Anderson's occupation?

Tryphena Anderson was a nurse, health visitor, midwife and nursing home.

What nationality was Tryphena Anderson?

Tryphena Anderson was Jamaican.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tryphena Anderson

· Wikidata: Q104177036

· DBpedia: Tryphena Anderson

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