Winifred Theodora Barker (2 October 1910 – 8 May 1995) was an English police officer.
[1][2] Barker was born on 2 October 1910[3] in Tisbury, Wiltshire and attended Reading Abbey Girls' School until 1929.
[7] She was called back to London in 1959 to replace Sophie Alloway as the deputy commander of Scotland Yard's Women's Branch.
[6] In December 1960, after taking over command of the branch from Elizabeth Bather, she was promoted to the rank of chief superintendent.
[9] Barker retired on 25 May 1966, being succeeded by Shirley Becke,[10] and moved to Somerset.