Charity Taylor
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Charity Taylor was a medical doctor and prison administrator. In 1945, she was appointed the first woman Governor of Holloway Prison. Taylor was the first woman prison governor in the United Kingdom
Taylor was born May Doris Charity Clifford in 1914 in Woking
and studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital
. She was appointed Assistant Medical Officer at Holloway in 1942, later becoming Medical Officer, before becoming Governor in 1945.
(later Baron Taylor) in 1939.
United Kingdom
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Taylor was born May Doris Charity Clifford in 1914 in Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
and studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital
Royal Free Hospital
The Royal Free Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Hampstead, London, England and part of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
. She was appointed Assistant Medical Officer at Holloway in 1942, later becoming Medical Officer, before becoming Governor in 1945.
Personal life
She married the physician Stephen TaylorStephen Taylor, Baron Taylor
Stephen James Lake Taylor, Baron Taylor was a British physician, civil servant, politician and educator....
(later Baron Taylor) in 1939.