Aunt Elizabeth

The only 'Aunt' explicitly identified by name in the document is 'the Aunts,' who are described as women clad in brown responsible for training and indoctrinating Handmaids.

Lore & Background

The narrative mentions that Offred experienced 'indoctrination by the Aunts,' but it does not name any specific individuals holding this title, such as Aunt Elizabeth or Aunt Lydia. Therefore, there is no source-supported lore regarding a character named Elizabeth.

Reader's Guide

'Aunts' exist as a class of women in brown who indoctrinate Handmaids and that Offred was subjected to their training. The only named individuals are Offred, Serena Joy, Moira, Ofglen, Nick, and the unnamed Commander.

Did You Know?

Offred's name is a patronymic constructed from 'of' and her Commander's first name, changing whenever she moves to a new household.
The novel was published in 1985 by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and won the Governor General's Award that same year.
The setting of Gilead is inspired partly by the 1978–79 Islamic revolution in Iran, which drastically reduced women's rights.
The story concludes with a metafictional epilogue set at an international historical association conference in 2195.