Catherine Dorothea Taylor (4 February 1914 in Birmingham, England – 9 April 1992 in Cape Town) was a South African politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Wynberg, Cape Town until she resigned from the United Party in 1974. Taylor was a United MP for Wynberg, 1953–74, Shadow Minister of Education 1971-74 and Shadow Secretary for Coloured Affairs 1972–74. She also wrote an autobiography, "If Courage Goes". She was a daughter of an Anglican priest and archdeacon. She read philosophy, languages, psychology and history at Bristol University.