In 1969 Margaret Atwood first addressed the world with her pro-feminist ideas. As a direct result from encouragement and influence from literary mentors like Atwood, feminism became the rage. As the interest in women's rights heightened, so did the tolerance and need for more strongly biased and feminist sided articles of literature. In 1985, Margaret Atwood completed The Handmaid's Tale, and fueled the fight for equal rights, no glass ceilings, and occupational opportunities for women all over the world.
             Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1939, and grew up in suburban Toronto where she was raised by her father who was a forest entomologist. Atwood began writing in high school where she discovered her love and even knack for mythological irony. She was influenced early on by the critic Northrop Frye who introduced her to the poetry of William Blake during her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto (Draper 1995).
             Soon after graduating from the University of Toronto, Atwood completed and published her first book of poetry, Double Persephone. Eight years later, Atwood began writing novels, and in 1969 she introduced herself to the world with her first novel, The Edible Woman (Draper 1995).
             Atwood's employment venue was not one that consisted primarily of writing. Throughout this time period, Atwood taught English at the University of British Colombia, Victorian and American Literature at Sir George William's University and creative writing at the University of Alberta (Draper 1985).
             In 1969 Atwood was the first female recipient of the Governor General's award, the highest ranking Canadian award for literature. Upon receiving this award, Atwood became a victim of the press and had to relocate. Her and her husband, Graham Gibson moved to a farm to escape the media (Draper 1985).
             It was during this time period that it became apparent that Atwood's shear purpose in writing was both to "entertain and ...