Lincoln's Loyal Lady: Anna Ella Carroll, a Brief The story of Abraham Lincoln's female "kitchen cabinet" member'a formidable, trailblazing woman'is a tale some don't want to be told. Anna Ella Carroll broke all the rules for a woman of the Civil War era. A politician, pamphleteer, adviser to President Lincoln, and military secret agent, Carroll operated in the highest political and government circles for more than a quarter of a century. Washington,...