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.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Pinkerton detective
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detective → person → pioneer female detective → |
| activeInPeriod |
mid-19th century
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| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln
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| associatedWithOrganization |
Union intelligence efforts
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| burialPlace |
Chicago, Illinois
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Graceland Cemetery → |
| colleague |
Allan Pinkerton
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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| employer |
Allan Pinkerton
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Pinkerton National Detective Agency → |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence gathering
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private investigation → undercover operations → |
| gender |
female
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| genreOfWork |
counter-espionage
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criminal investigation → |
| hasLegacy |
recognized as the first female detective in American history
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| hasNotableAchievement |
opened the way for women in professional detective work in the U.S.
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| hasRole |
head of Pinkerton’s female detective bureau
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| helpedProtect |
Abraham Lincoln
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| helpedWith |
safe transport of Abraham Lincoln to Washington, D.C.
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| influenced |
later women in law enforcement
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| memberOf |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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| notableFor |
being the first female detective in the United States
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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
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| usedMethod |
disguise
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social engineering → undercover work → |
| workedAs |
undercover operative during the Baltimore Plot
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| workedFor |
Allan Pinkerton
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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employed |
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Pinkerton National Detective Agency
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notableEmployee |