A woman invented the rape kit. So why was a man given credit for it?

"Marty Goddard wanted to understand why victims of sexual abuse, many of whom called her hotline, were not reporting to the police. She joined a task force, conducting deep investigations into evidence collection and advocating for systematic changes in how such cases were handled."

"The creation of the rape kit, spearheaded in part by Goddard, represented a significant shift in how sexual assault evidence could be collected, formally recognizing the reality that these cases could be solvable and that victims’ testimonies mattered."

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