Dulcelina Salce Curtis

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Dulcelina "Dulce" Salce Curtis (1904–1995) was an orchardist, farmer, teacher, and conservationist from Corrales, New Mexico. After her mother died in the 1918 influenza epidemic, Dulce left school to care for her siblings but later earned a teaching license from New Mexico Normal College in 1925.

She married Vincent in 1928 and lived on an apple orchard, earning the nickname "apple lady." Dulce and her husband stayed active in their community and founded the Corrales Watershed Board, the New Mexico Fruit Growers Association, and the Corrales Community Library. She also started the Corrales PTA and the local 4-H club, and helped Corrales become incorporated in 1971.

Dulce was the first woman appointed to the board of the U.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation District. In 1988 she received the National Endowment for Soil Conservation award for New Mexico. In 1991 a flood-control channel was named after her, and she was inducted into the New Mexico Democrat's Hall of Fame.