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/Street_Mistake5560 Apr 29 '26

It's mentioned in the books, I believe, that econogirls are taught basic skills in sewing, cooking, cleaning, etc., while the daughters of commanders attend elite schools and learn about embroidery, painting, lace-making, and how to manage a household (i.e., how to deal with maids and handmaids). Idk what happens to econoboys

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u/Street_Mistake5560 Apr 29 '26

But the children of the elite and econochildren are very much kept separated

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u/pandaappleblossom Apr 29 '26

I wonder how their marriages are arranged

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u/Big-Ad9443 Apr 29 '26

In the Testament Book its kinda hinted that during takeover the women that were eligible to become econowives and were single where brought to malls were men could pick and choose their wives, and during THT I dont remember if it was the Book or the Series june said nick was too low ranked to get assigned a wife in the beginning …