Fictional detectives like Nancy Drew, Susan Hopley, and Miss Marple have thrilled readers for decades, but real-life female detectives have been around for hundreds of years, and are not simply something that popped up in 20th century fiction. In the United States, Kate Warne is noted as the first female detective, who was instrumental in uncovering a plot to kill President Lincoln.
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