Elisabeth Moss of Hulu's Original Series The Handmaid's Tale Speaks on Feminism

The Wrap event photo credit to E. Brady Robinson

Actress Elisabeth Moss and author Margaret Atwood star & writer of THE HANDMAID'S TALE
at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in Washington,D.C.

By Le Anne Lindsay, Tinsel & Tine Editor

“I think our generation has taken our rights for granted,” she said, speaking beside author Margaret Atwood at the W Hotel across from the White House in Washington, D.C. “The idea that they would be taken away didn’t occur to us for a very long time. And I think that for sure there’s a rise in my generation of feminism. The wave is coming back as we’re faced with things being taken away from us that we thought we would always have – reproductive rights and all that. For me I’ve definitely become more aware and more active in the last few years.” stated Elisabeth Moss during TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast, an all-female panels discussion held on Wednesday April 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

I was hoping to get a moment to watch the anticipated series premiere of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale this past weekend, the theme of a future United States run by a male totalitarian society, doesn't seem all that far fetched in light of the current Administration. In fact, it's no wonder Atwood's 1985 best-selling novel “The Handmaid’s Tale,” has seen sales soar since the election of President Trump. We must be hopeful nothing so dire should occur; yet ever vigilante. Therefore, this show has definitely moved to the top of my viewing schedule.

The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu Original Series): Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values'. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

POST UPDATE 5/8/17 - I started the first two episodes of The Hainmaid's Tale and it's chilling. Yet, I like the underlining sarcasm of it all. Elisabeth Moss as Offred is the perfect choice to lead us into this dystopian existence; a world that went from unquestioned freedoms to total subjugation in what seems to be a very short span of time. Offred is carefully in survivor mode, with her inner eye firmly set on "Oh hell no!", while sanely accepting what is at the moment, showing compassion for others, while retaining a sense of humor. And of course as a Gilmore Girls fanatic, it's weird and interesting seeing my Rory (Alexis Bledel) as a rebellious lesbian. I assume Moss suggested Bledel for the role as they worked together on the 6th Season of Mad Men, where Alexis Bledel met and married Moss's former castmate Vincent Kartheiser, who played pernicious Pete Campbell. -  Tinsel & Tine

If you're wondering - true, this post doesn't fit under the topics of Film, Food or Philly, but when I was sent a press release and materials from the event, and loving Mad Men as I do, and Hulu, I thought it would make a good post to share with my readers.

See below video of Moss and Atwood's panel discussion:

This is the second year the Power Women Breakfast series has come to the nation’s capital to connect the most influential women across government, media, entertainment and policy.

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