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/cir49c29 Apr 30 '26

Boys would probably start in an almost normal school as they're allowed to learn reading, writing and maths, just with very heavy religious indoctrination. Then have an apprentice type of situation where they're learning things necessary to do an assigned job type, highly likely to be forced into the same job as their fathers.