Jentzer, Emma R.H. (c. 1883–1972)

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Jentzer, Emma R.H. (c. 1883–1972)

American special agent. Born c. 1883; died May 4, 1972, in Brooklyn, NY; m. Harry R. Jentzer (1st agent appointed at Bureau of Investigation).

Worked as interpreter at Ellis Island immigrant station in NY; served as 1st woman special agent at Bureau of Investigation (later called FBI, 1911–19).