Polygamy

• The group is much rarer within the group.
• The professor also references polygamy when discussing the use of handmaids, as 'in the state of Utah'.
• Atwoods here refers to Mormons, a real group practised worldwide that has its headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah.
• Many Mormons practised polygamy after the 2nd president Brigham Young, endorsed it in 1852.
• The group started in the USA in the 19th century after Joseph Smith stated that he had revealed to him The Book of Mormon.