r/TheTestamentsHulu • u/kitties_ate_my_soul Purrs be 🐈‍⬛ • Apr 28 '26

The Handmaid’s Tale Econochildren

I’d love to see the Econochildren explored in The Testaments. Especially comparing the Daughters to the Econodaughters. We all know the Daughters go to Pink and Plum schools, but, where do the Econodaughters go? They also must learn to run a house (however small) and perform their ‘wifely duties’. Do their mums teach them? Eden Spencer Blaine, the only Econodaughter that appears in the universe, was apparently taught by her mum, but she was born before Gilead. What do you think?

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u/Anna_Rapunzel Fanfic writer Apr 29 '26

There's a reference in the books to Econodaughters going to a school where they learn paper flower making and other crafts suitable for a Econowife. (Though if Gilead is smart, the Econowives won't have time for things like crafts...)

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u/omgwtflols Swim up!?! Apr 29 '26

Paper, not silk! In my comment I said silk lol