Fanfiction is, unwittingly, the first approach to Digital Humanities for many Gen Z women and girls, long before they realize what Digital Humanities is or that it exists as a field of study. Most of us read fanfiction throughout our teenage years simply to decompress, completely unaware of the complex digital systems we were engaging with. I focus specifically on people who identify as female for two reasons. The first is my own perspective as a Gen Z woman. The second, and
