Ashenhurst said the impetus to put down the shaver for a month came in the form of a message to Anderson from Hailey Aderman, regional director of special events for Special Olympics Wisconsin. â
Definition of handmaiden. 1  1 : a personal maid or female servant. 2  2 : something whose essential function is to serve or assist criticism is not the enemy of art but rather its handmaiden â Gary Michael.
handmaiden A woman who is perceived by a radical feminist as supporting the patriarchy by her actions or opinions, regardless of the woman's actual position. Often used as a 'get out of jail free card', labeling a woman as a handmaiden allows her position to be dismissed without further critical analysis or counteracting any arguments. I consistently dislike what she writes as it is inevitably pro-patriarchal handmaideny nincompoopery.