Hagar was the handmaid or slave of Abraham's wife Sarah. Ofglen is a neighbour of Offred's and a fellow Handmaid. One of the more notable changes is the disappearance of Alisa, Lucia's handmaid and confidante. Moira is taken to be a Handmaid soon after Offred. Agnes later learns that she is the daughter of a Handmaid. Offred details her life starting with her third assignment as a Handmaid to a Commander. It is possible that Sarai acquired her Egyptian handmaid Hagar during this stay. He is also curious about the identities of Agnes, Nicole, and their Handmaid mother. I spent many days as the handmaid of God. Critics have seen the mistreated Handmaid as Canada. When a handmaid is reassigned, her name changes with her.