Kate Warne

Kate Warne
Bornc. 1833
Erin, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1868(1868-01-28) (aged 34–35)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
Occupation(s)Detective, spy, female superintendent of detectives, supervisor of women agents
Known forFirst female detective in the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and the first female detective in the United States, responsible for uncovering the 1861 Baltimore Plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln

Kate Warne (c. 1833 – January 28, 1868) was an American law enforcement officer best known as the first female detective in the United States, for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.[1][2] She also had a role in uncovering the 1861 Baltimore Plot against President-elect Abraham Lincoln,[3][4] recruiting female agents for the Pinkerton Agency,[5] and conducting intelligence work for the Union during the American Civil War.[6]

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  6. ^ "La increíble vida de Kate Warne, la primera mujer detective de EE.UU. (que salvó la vida del presidente Lincoln)" [The incredible life of Kate Warne, America's first female detective (who saved President Lincoln's life)]. BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). BBC News. December 4, 2022. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.