Kate Warne
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Kate Warne was the first female detective in the United States, renowned for her pioneering investigative work with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and her role in foiling an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kate Warne canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T297025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kate Warne Context triple: [Pinkerton National Detective Agency, notableEmployee, Kate Warne]
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A.
Elizabeth Cutter Morrow
Elizabeth Cutter Morrow was an American educator and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico and was the mother of author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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B.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
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C.
Barbara
Barbara is a feminine given name of Greek origin that has been widely used in many cultures and languages.
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D.
Sarah Cloyce
Sarah Cloyce was a woman accused during the Salem witch trials, known for being the sister of fellow accused Rebecca Nurse and for later helping to challenge the legitimacy of the proceedings.
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E.
Elizabeth Eldridge
Elizabeth Eldridge was the wife of Salem Village minister Samuel Parris, associated with the period of the Salem witch trials in late 17th-century Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kate Warne Target entity description: Kate Warne was the first female detective in the United States, renowned for her pioneering investigative work with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and her role in foiling an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Elizabeth Cutter Morrow
Elizabeth Cutter Morrow was an American educator and diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico and was the mother of author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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B.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
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C.
Barbara
Barbara is a feminine given name of Greek origin that has been widely used in many cultures and languages.
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D.
Sarah Cloyce
Sarah Cloyce was a woman accused during the Salem witch trials, known for being the sister of fellow accused Rebecca Nurse and for later helping to challenge the legitimacy of the proceedings.
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E.
Elizabeth Eldridge
Elizabeth Eldridge was the wife of Salem Village minister Samuel Parris, associated with the period of the Salem witch trials in late 17th-century Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pinkerton detective
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detective ⓘ person ⓘ pioneer female detective ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Union intelligence efforts ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Graceland Cemetery ⓘ |
| colleague | Allan Pinkerton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer |
Allan Pinkerton
ⓘ
Pinkerton National Detective Agency ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence gathering
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private investigation ⓘ undercover operations ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
counter-espionage
ⓘ
criminal investigation ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | recognized as the first female detective in American history ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement | opened the way for women in professional detective work in the U.S. ⓘ |
| hasRole | head of Pinkerton’s female detective bureau ⓘ |
| helpedProtect | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| helpedWith | safe transport of Abraham Lincoln to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| influenced | later women in law enforcement ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pinkerton National Detective Agency ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first female detective in the United States
ⓘ
helping foil an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln ⓘ participation in the Baltimore Plot investigation ⓘ pioneering investigative work with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
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spy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War–era intelligence operations
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Baltimore Plot ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| usedMethod |
disguise
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social engineering ⓘ undercover work ⓘ |
| workedAs | undercover operative during the Baltimore Plot ⓘ |
| workedFor | Allan Pinkerton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kate Warne Description of subject: Kate Warne was the first female detective in the United States, renowned for her pioneering investigative work with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and her role in foiling an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (3)
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