There were few career opportunities for women in the nineteenth century. The Victorian role model was that of wife and mother, and society would permit few deviations from the norm. Few medical schools would accept women, and fewer colleges and universities. Police work was considered to be a male domain, too dangerous and rough for a woman to even contemplate.
Kate Warne was and is something of an enigma. There is little real information on her personal life or background. There can be no doubts about her accomplishments, however. Not only was she a trailblazing pioneer in detective work, she also became a kind of prototype for the Secret Service agent.
Kate Warne and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Kate Warne was born in New York in 1833. She married young, but her husband died, leaving her a childless widow with no means of support. It was then when she decided to answer an ad she saw recruiting detectives. Alan Pinkerton was surprised when she walked into his office in Chicago; he automatically assumed she was looking for a clerical position.
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