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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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.
Source Wikipedia: Kate Warne
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1. Wikipedia: Kate Warne
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
Infobox, death date
January 28, 1868
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Erin, New York, U.S.
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