Flanagan adjusted her head covering as she cautioned that Republicans would like nothing more than to force women to cover their bodies and be treated as property.

"If Republicans had their way, women would all be shoved into Handmaid outfits," explained Flanagan as she replaced her mouth covering. "They want a culture where young women are stripped of their rights and become totally subjugated to men. Women wouldn't be allowed to wear anything but their mandated dress, or even leave the house without permission. It's absolutely disgusting to imagine."

Democrats are working to organize a symbolic protest, where women will wear Handmaid's Tale outfits over their hijabs to demonstrate the dangers conservatives pose to women. "Look at the future if Republicans are in power," said local woman Amy Denton as she pulled on a handmaid bonnet over her hijab. "Women will literally be forced to wear these outfits over their hijabs as a sign that they are slaves to men. We must stand up to this horror before it is too late."

At publishing time, Flanagan had been ordered to stop speaking in public as hijab-wearing women are to remain silent in the presence of men.