Kate Warne: America's First Female Detective and the Pinkerton Agency

When Allan Pinkerton started his famed Pinkerton Detective Agency, he hired Kate Warne as a female detective. Among her many accomplishments, some of which have been lost to history, she helped foil a plot to assassinate then-President elect Abraham Lincoln. America's first female detective, Kate Warne, and the history of the Pinkerton Agency, is history that deserves to be remembered. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As images of actual events are sometimes not available, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Non censuram. Find The History Guy at: Facebook:   / thehistoryguyyt   Patreon:   / thehistoryguy   The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you. Subscribe for more forgotten history:    / @thehistoryguychannel  . Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at: https://teespring.com/stores/the-hist... Script by JCG #ushistory #thehistoryguy #pinkertonagency