Whitney Grace is a writer, pop culture historian and appraiser,  lecturer, and podcast host.   She specializes in animation, comic books, video games, and puppetry. She’s best known for her research on Lotte Reiniger, the world’s first female animation director.  Grace is also an autistic woman and advocate for the community.  She has a Master’s in Information and Library Sciences, a BA in Spanish, and pursuing a Graduate Gemologist degree at the Gemological Institute of America.