Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective, by Marissa Moss

Today's story is a picture book biography about America's first female detective. Kate Warne, Pinkerton Detective, by Marissa Moss, takes place back in the 1850's, when women didn't hold jobs like detective, judge, or doctor.  But Kate convinced the Pinkerton Detective Agency that she could uncover crimes in ways that a male detective couldn't because others would never suspect a woman to be able to solve a crime.  This is the story of Kate Warne's first big case...

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Not only was Kate a detective and spy, she also helped to save Abraham Lincoln from an assassination plot before he took office as president!  To find out more, watch this Great Big Story video.