About Whitney Grace
Whitney Grace is a pop culture historian, specializing in illusion of life mediums: animation, puppetry, comics and graphic novels, and video games. She is also a podcast host and jewelry, collectibles, and antiques appraiser. Grace is a writer known for fiction and non-fiction books. She loves writing, thrifting, and walking her dogs.
Education
Master's Information and Library Science
University of Kentucky, 2010
BA Spanish
University of Kentucky
Graduate Gemologist
Gemological Institute of America
Areas of Expertise
About Whitney Grace
Whitney Grace is a pop culture historian, specializing in illusion of life mediums: animation, puppetry, comics and graphic novels, and video games. She is also a podcast host and jewelry, collectibles, and antiques appraiser. Grace is a writer known for fiction and non-fiction books. She loves writing, thrifting, and walking her dogs.
Education
Master's Information and Library Science
University of Kentucky, 2010
BA Spanish
University of Kentucky
Graduate Gemologist
Gemological Institute of America
Areas of Expertise
How Life-Giving Rivers Became Powerful Gods in Antiquity
In ancient societies, rivers went through a deification process because of their importance in society as a life-giving resource.
How Johannes Kepler Accidentally Destroyed the Science of Astrology
Kepler was a court astrologer, but also a man of science, whose search for the truth had unintended consequences.
How Prehistoric and Ancient Cultures Represented Mother Nature
The goddess known as “Mother Nature” is a universal force that was anthropomorphized in multiple global cultures.
Why Royal Assassination Plots Forced European Monarchs to Outlaw Astrology
In the past, astrology wasn’t an innocuous pastime. It had real consequences that caused chaos at a state level.
Did William Shakespeare Really Write the Greatest Plays in British Literary History?
Generating a great number of conspiracies is the idea that William Shakespeare did not, in fact, write his own plays!
Why America’s Rarest Coin Can Never Be Bought
The “ruby slippers” of coins, the 1849 Liberty Head Double Eagle, is so rare that it is essentially priceless.
Why America’s Rarest Coin Can Never Be Bought
The “ruby slippers” of coins, the 1849 Liberty Head Double Eagle, is so rare that it is essentially priceless.
What is the Hidden Meaning Behind the Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries?
One of the most celebrated Renaissance tapestries is the Lady and the Unicorn housed at the Cluny Museum in Paris, France.