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A Goodreads user asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
Do you wish Gilead would come true?
Iris O my God, No. However let's not be high and mighty and think it could not happen in the Western world. It has happened ,look at how late countries gav…moreO my God, No. However let's not be high and mighty and think it could not happen in the Western world. It has happened ,look at how late countries gave the vote to women ,it is no so long since husbands controlled their wife's property. Women earn less than men in the same jobs. Think about the cuts that are being discussed in women's health care and unfortunately sexual harassment is still taking place in the workplace.(less)
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The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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