Episode 39: Ladies’ Choice
“Pauline Cushman,” National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/people/paulinecushman.htm.
“The Actress Who Left the Stage to Become a Civil War Spy,” Smithsonian Magazine, August 12 2019, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/actress-who-left-stage-become-civil-war-spy-180972821/.
“The Enduring Enigma of the First Woman Executed by the U.S. Federal Government,” Time, June 30 2015, https://time.com/3935911/mary-surratt/.
“Mary Surratt: Accomplice or mastermind? Role in Lincoln's assassination still sparks debate,” Chicago Tribune, August 5 2016, https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-mary-surratt-lincoln-assassination-accomplice-flashback-perspec-0807-md-20160802-story.html.
“Mary Surratt is first woman executed by U.S. federal government,” History, July 6 2020, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mary-surratt-is-first-woman-executed-by-u-s-federal-government.
Chris Enss, The Pinks: The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, (TwoDot, an Imprint of Globe Pequot, 2017).
“Pinkerton Detective Agency – For 150 Years,” Legends of America, August 2021, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/pinkertons/.
“Celebrating Women’s History: America’s First Female P.I.,” Library of Congress, March 31 2015, https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/03/celebrating-womens-history-americas-first-female-p-i/.
“Kate Warne: First Female Pinkerton Detective Thwarted Lincoln Assassination Attempt,” How Stuff Works, June 18 2020, https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/kate-warne.htm.
“The Story of Kate Warne, America's First Female Private Detective,” Mental Floss, November 27 2019, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/606901/kate-warne-first-female-detective.
“The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World’s First Female Private Eye,” All That’s Interesting, April 14 2017, https://allthatsinteresting.com/kate-warne.
“The Unsuccessful Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln,” Smithsonian Magazine, February 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/