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Do you wish Gilead would come true?
Grace Arthur E. Hertzler coined the phrase: "The only way to keep a woman happy is to keep her barefoot and pregnant." Readers have correctly cited fundamen…moreArthur E. Hertzler coined the phrase: "The only way to keep a woman happy is to keep her barefoot and pregnant." Readers have correctly cited fundamentalist Muslim and FLDS communities where Gilead exists. But the guy who coined this phrase was a run-of-the-mill American. Not an FLDS either.(less)
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The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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