Unveiling the Truth: The Historical Origins of 'The Handmaid's Tale

This is the much requested deep dive on all the real historical moments referenced throughout "The Handmaids Tale" by Margaret Atwood! My original tiktok touching on the Lebensborn Children peak a lot of peoples interests on what other obscure atrocities the book & show reference: https://www.tiktok.com/@daisyfoko/video/7181956871698402602?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en Time Markers: 0:00 - Intro 6:39 - Who Inspired June? 8:21 - Totalitarianism 14:40 - The Ceremony 16:40 - New Names 18:21 - Jezebels 19:33 - Mayday 21:17 - The Colonies 23:57 - The Salvaging 25:47 - Theocracy 27:49 - "Wings" 30:07 - The Procedure 31:25 - The Buddy System The TRUE History Behind The Handmaids Tale Subscribe: https://tinyurl.com/pvx38f2s8 | Make sure to enable ALL push notifications! Watch More Daisy Foko TikTok Compilations: https://s71.co/3IJuxwh Follow Daisy Foko TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daisyfoko?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daisfoko/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/daisyfoko #DaisyFoko Sources: Why The Handmaid’s Tale Is So Relevant Today. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. BBC Culture. 25th April 2018 The Handmaid’s Tale Is a Warning to Conservative Women. Sarah Jones. New Republic. April 20, 2017 Margaret Atwood On The Dystopian Novels That Inspired Her To Write ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Joshua Barajas. PBS. Sep 9, 2019 Margaret Atwood On The Real-Life Events That Inspired The Handmaid’s Tale And The Testaments. Penguin UK. 09 September 2019 What We Can Learn From Romania’s Complete Abortion Ban. Ilana Gordon. Medium. Mar 9, 2017 The Handmaid’s Tale’ Author On Anti-Abortion Legislation In Texas: ‘It Is Really A Form Of Slavery To Force Women To Have Children They Cannot Afford. Kirsten Acuna. Business Insider. Jun 4, 2017 Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale Sales Boosted By Fear of Trump. The Guardian. Our Evolving Black American Naming Systems. Elisabeth Pearson Waugaman. Psychology Today. Sect Causes Split in Jersey Parish. New York Times. 1986. Decree 770. Wikipedia. Canada’s Fertility Rate Continues To Put Pressure on Immigration. Cheryl Ubelacker. The Star. 2017. Soviet Prisoners Exposed to Fatal Radiation in Uranium Mines. Associated Press. 1986. An Appeal to Fallen Women. Charles Dickens. Theonomy in the Middle Ages: The Case of Thomas Aquinas. Marc A. Clauson. 2005. Key Points About Mormon Dress Code. Eastessence. Pregnant Cambodian women charged with surrogacy and human trafficking. The Guardian. Female Circumcision: Rite of Passage Or Violation of Rights? International Perception on Public Health. 1997. A Canadian Perspective on the War of 1812. Victor Suthren. PBS. Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Volume 1. Melissa Hope Ditmore. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2006. How do Americans view poverty? Many blue-collar whites, key to Trump, criticize poor people as lazy and content to stay on welfare. David Lauter. Los Angeles Times. 2016. Mayday. Wikipedia. Native Americans Expose the Adoption Era and Repair Its Devastation. Stephanie Woodard. Indian Country Today. 2011.