NEW YORK CITY: The Bechdel Project has selected Jeanne Dorsey to receive the inaugural Room of One’s Own (ROO) Writer’s Residency. Named after the 1929 book by Virginia Woolf, the ROO Residency was created for feminist writers of any intersection looking to develop a new work based on women from history. Dorsey was selected from over 100 applicants from around the world to fully develop her new play The Kit: Made by Martha. A 2021 Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Commission, the play is inspired by Martha Goddard, whose sexual assault evidence collection kit revolutionized how cases against sexual assault perpetrators were built and standardized the compassionate treatment of rape victims without revictimizing them. “We’re excited to work with Jeanne because we believe The Kit can do more than teach about a woman who has impacted the lives of millions,” said co-creative director Jens Rasmussen in a statement. “We believe it has the power to change the way people think.” The year-long res...