American detective, hired by Allan Pinkerton in 1856 as the first female detective in the United States, later superintendent of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency's Female Detective Bureau and instrumental in uncovering the 1861 Baltimore Plot against President-elect Lincoln. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountThe first female detective in the United States, who helped uncover the 1861 Baltimore Plot against President-elect Lincoln. 1 RoleSourced to the subject's own account Connections
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Warne was hired by Allan Pinkerton in 1856 as the first female detective in the United States and later led the agency's Female Detective Bureau.
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an American law enforcement officer best known as the first female detective in the United States
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Early detective work, 1856-1861 section
In 1856, at the age of 23, Warne walked into the Pinkerton Detective Agency in response to an advertisement.
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August 28, 1833
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January 28, 1868
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Erin, New York, U.S.
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an American law enforcement officer best known as the first female detective in the United States
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