Speakers called for the swift passage of the Act to Remove Obstacles and Expand Abortion Access, or ROE Act, in Massachusetts. Behind them stood a wall of women dressed as Supreme Court justices, Lady Liberty and — most prominently — handmaids from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel and series “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Red shapeless dresses. Life under surveillance. A taxing duty to fulfill.
These are the realities for Offred (Elisabeth Moss) and the other handmaids in Hulu’s newest must-watch show, “The Handmaid’s...