Handmaiden - Wikipedia A handmaiden (nowadays less commonly handmaid or maidservant) is a personal maid or female servant [1] The term is also used metaphorically for something whose primary role is to serve or assist [1]
The Handmaids Tale (TV Series 2017–2025) - IMDb Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship With her plan in place, June reaches the point of no return on her bold strike against Gilead; Serena and Fred attempt to find their way forward in their new lives
Handmaid | The Handmaids Tale Wiki | Fandom Handmaids are, perhaps the most important - but also the most oppressed - social class of women in Gilead, as they are tasked with breeding and thus supplying the state with more children
The Handmaids Tale (TV series) - Wikipedia Handmaids are given names created by the addition of the prefix Of- to the first name of the man who has them When they are transferred, their names are changed Along with the Handmaids, much of society is now grouped into classes that dictate their freedoms and duties
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6: Cast, Recaps, More - Hulu The Handmaid’s Tale is set in a dystopian version of America ruled by the theocratic Republic of Gilead Meticulously handcrafted by religious fundamentalists, this new America views women (now known as “Handmaids”) as property with one sole purpose — to reproduce