▁pione ering ▁nur se ▁and ▁mid w ife ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁John , ▁U . S . ▁Virgin ▁Islands . ▁For ▁almost ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁provider ▁of ▁health ▁care ▁on ▁St . ▁John . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁My rah ▁Ke ating ▁Smith ▁Community ▁Health ▁Center ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁her ▁honor ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁My rah ▁A then ia ▁Ke ating ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁a ▁tw in ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁And rome ada , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁to ▁Eugen ia ▁The od ora ▁and ▁Ze ph ania h ▁Ke ating . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁were ▁raised ▁in ▁Lov anto ▁C ay , ▁on ▁Saint ▁John ▁by ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁step - father , ▁Edward ▁Moore head , ▁Sr . ▁They ▁first ▁attended ▁a ▁school ▁organized ▁in ▁the ▁par lor ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Anderson ▁and ▁taught ▁by ▁S ylvan ie ▁Se wer . ▁There ▁were ▁only ▁eigh teen ▁students ▁who ▁en rolled ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁teacher ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁comm ute ▁from ▁Cruz ▁Bay , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁tw ins ▁were ▁taught ▁at ▁home ▁by ▁their ▁step father . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁Ke ating ▁tra ve led