Tillie Goldenberg was born on November 11, 1922 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Jacob M. and Sarah Goldenberg, the eldest of four children. Tillie Goldenberg married George Taylor in 1941. She attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1941) and LLB degree (1956).
After graduation, Taylor worked as a deputy registrar in the Land Titles Office in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1957. In 1960, she became the first woman appointed as a magistrate (later judge) of the Magistrates' Court (later Provincial Court of Saskatchewan). In 1972, Taylor was appointed the first chair of the newly established Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. She retired from her position as a judge of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan in 1987.
Taylor was an advocate for women's and human rights and was involved with numerous related organizations. She served as president of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies; president of the John Howard Society; director of the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women; board of governors of the Canadian Council on Social Development. She was also involved with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and New Democratic Party (NDP) in Saskatchewan.
Tillie and George Taylor had two daughters. Tillie Taylor died in Saskatoon on October 23, 2011 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.
