Editing United States Secret Service (section)

==== 1920s ====
[[File:Florence Bolan.png|thumb|First female operative Florence Bolan]]
The first unofficial female special agent was Florence Bolan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2015 |title=A history of the Secret Service |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/a-history-of-the-secret-service/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=CBS News}}</ref> She joined the service in 1917.<ref name=":1" /> In 1924, Bolan was promoted to operative (the title preceding special agent) where she performed duties, such as searching female prisoners and engaging in occasional fieldwork.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=FY 2022 United States Secret Service Annual Report |url=https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2023-02/fy-2022-annual-report-final.pdf |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=United States Secret Service |page=26}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>