kate warne was the pinkerton detective agency's first female detective.
kate warne was the pinkerton detective agency's first female detective.
who was the pinkerton detective agency's first female detective?
kate warne
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kate warne (1833 – january 28, 1868) was the first female detective, in 1856, in the pinkerton detective agency and the united states.









































section::::pre–civil war.









































section::::pre–civil war.:early detective work: 1856-1861.









































very little is known about kate warne prior to her working for allan pinkerton, except that she was born in erin, chemung county, new york and was a widow by age 23. pinkerton, in his book "the spy of the rebellion" (1883), described her as:
kate warne
pinkerton, founded as the pinkerton national detective agency, is a private security guard and detective agency established in the united states by scotsman allan pinkerton in 1850 and currently a subsidiary of securitas ab. pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect abraham lincoln, who later hired pinkerton agents for his personal security during the civil war. pinkerton's agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. notably, the pinkerton detective agency hired women and minorities, a practice uncommon at the time. pinkerton was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power.
pinkerton (detective agency)