On Sunday, October 25, activists walked silently in black and red robes in over 100 cities and towns across the nation to protest the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian state known as the Republic of Gilead. The novel explores themes of loss of female agency and individuality, suppression of women’s reproductive rights and how women resist and gain individuality and independence.
A Novel Future: The Pandemic Reveals Alarming Parallels Between Gilead and U.S.
The coronavirus crisis is being used in order to further limit reproductive rights and bodily sovereignty in the United States. Reading Atwood’s novel through the lens of the novel coronavirus makes it feel like there’s no real novelty here.
Shouting in Silence: The Ms. Q&A with Former “Handmaid’s Tale” Costume Designer Ane Crabtree
“I’m a child of an immigrant and a child from poverty. I’m a woman who’s been through various forms of abuse. I know that those mind games of making something beautiful out of ugly is what I do for a living. I want the world to feel that.”
8 Hidden Biblical Themes in “The Handmaid’s Tale”
At the heart of Margaret Atwood’s book lies a biblical story that provided blueprints for a patriarchal dystopia.