The Truth Behind The Handmaid's Tale
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In this episode Jade talks about the historical events from around the world that inspired this dystopian. She also fangirls over Margaret Atwood.
some useful sources!
A great youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cae8oRaBHeE
Atwood's Masterclass: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/margaret-atwood-teaches-creative-writing
Atwood's podcast with the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b4zf0w
Atwood's article on "What The Handmaid's Tale means in the age of Trump" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/books/review/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-age-of-trump.html
"The legacy of Romania's contraceptive ban" article in The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/legacy-of-romania-s-contraception-ban-lives-on-1.958842
The Puritans, History.com : https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism
Soviet Uranium Mines info: http://www.paulbogdanor.com/left/soviet/gulag/nuclear1.html
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