Gilead By facebooker_940252296024370 Period: Jan 1, 1965 to Jan 1, 2196 Gilead Timeline Period: Jan 1, 1965 to Jan 1, 1990 Pre Gilead Era Jan 19, 1965 Offred is born Jan 1, 1980 AIDs Epidemic AIDs epeidemic in the 80's is cited as a key factor in the creation of GIlead Feb 17, 1989 Offred marries Luke Period: Jan 1, 1990 to Feb 17, 1995 Conversion Era Feb 20, 1990 Offred and Luke have a baby daughter May 19, 1990 President and Congress assassinated; Constitution suspended Feb 17, 1995 Offred, Luke and their daughter get cought trying to flee the country Offred is takin away and never sees her family again Period: Feb 17, 1995 to Feb 17, 2008 Early Gilead Era May 17, 1995 Offred looses her job and can no longer access money women can no longer hold jobs or access money Jan 2, 1996 Offred enters the Red Center Feb 20, 1998 Offred is at her third Commander's house (when the story takes place) Feb 16, 1999 Offred "escapes" Gilead with the help of NIck Period: Feb 17, 2008 to Feb 17, 2075 Middle Gilead Era Nov 30, 2008 First purge; Commander is killed May 17, 2009 Offred records tapes while hiding in Canada Period: Feb 17, 2075 to Feb 17, 2080 End Gilead Era Feb 17, 2080 The Fall of Gilead Period: Feb 17, 2080 to Feb 17, 2195 Post Gilead Era Sep 3, 2195 Profesor makes speech about "The Handmaid's Tale"