Margaret Curry

Margaret L. Taylor Curry (July 16, 1898 – February 14, 1986) was an American state parole officer, medical social worker, child welfare worker, and music teacher. In 1952 she became the first female parole officer for the Colorado Department of Corrections. During her 18-year tenure, she was the only female officer supervising adult inmates and parolees. She introduced vocational training, high school equivalency courses, and self-improvement classes to further the rehabilitation of women prisoners. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.

Early life and education Margaret L. Taylor was born on a ranch near Meeker, Colorado. She graduated from high school in Meeker and attended Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, where she earned her bachelor's degree in music.

Early career After graduation, she began teaching music, piano, and voice in public schools in Greeley, Fort Morgan, and Ault.

Personal life She and her husband, Arthur D. Curry, had two children. After her husband's death in 1958, she resided in Englewood, Colorado. At the age of 87 she sustained a wrist fracture after slipping on some ice; she died from medical complications on February 14, 1986.