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This is our logo that we made in procreate
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We also wrote this in procreate
Inspiration
The history books that we read in school focus primarily on the straight, white men who dominate the literature that is distributed to children and the general public. We want to create an interactive, engaging platform to celebrate those who we did not get to learn about. America’s history is diverse-- we want to celebrate that diversity and use it to inspire future generations.
What it does
The website provides a space for users to learn about and admire the accomplishments of women overlooked in our history. There is a database of women that includes their name, photo, and a mini-biography of their lives and accomplishments. In addition, we’ve provided a platform for users to get involved in social activism by recommending some petitions that are currently in need of momentum.
How we built it
The basic outline and content of the website was made through HTML. The colors, design, and layout were achieved with CSS. Finally, JavaScript was used for logical operations, animation, and interactive features. All information displayed on the website was found through research, and sources can found by their links within each page. This was all made in Visual Studio Code.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into several challenges while making our website. Firstly, we were struggling with the animations in the database and using javascript to dim the backgrounds. To help, we used the inspect tool on the website and went into the console to see the immediate results. We also struggled with the structuring throughout the website and making it coherent but as we continued to make edits to the css file it came together. Lastly, with the search, javascript made it much easier because before we tried to only use HTML.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are extremely proud of the website created. Not just the code, but also the idea. As we learned more about the javascript and all of these women, we were able to create a fully functioning website. We are really proud of ourselves for making a website from a simple vision that could truly have an impact if it was used in society.
What we learned
We learned a lot during this hackathon. We were all very new to GitHub, but we were able to publish our video in the end on GitHub. We also learned a lot about animations using JavaScript. In addition, we learned about many amazing women in history during our research. Lastly, we learned a lot through the seminars.
What's next for Untold Truths
We are passionate about this project. If this app were to enter the market, we would envision it to be a non-profit educational platform. The information we include would all be properly cited, and the entries of Untold Truths users would be checked for factual accuracy.
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