This month, Hulu released the first few episodes of the 6th and final season of the Hulu series, The Handmaid’s Tale. It is not for the faint of heart, and if you’re not all caught up yet, you might want to skip this Substack because there will be spoilers.
In this new season, the protagonist, June, finds herself on a refugee train with her rapist’s accomplice, Serena Joy. In the last season, June helped Serena Joy deliver her miracle son, Noah, in an abandoned barn. As you can imagine, June felt conflicted as she assisted her former abuser and captor, but this decision was made for the infant, Noah’s sake, not Serena Joy’s. Passengers eventually recognize Serena Joy, who ushered in the authoritarian theocracy known as “Gilead” in this dystopian series, and forced her off the train.
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award.
Author: Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award. View all posts by Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director →
