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Key Points from the Passage:
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Definition of a Hatter: A hatter (or milliner) is someone who makes hats. It is an old profession dating back to the 1600s.
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Famous Milliners:
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Coco Chanel: Real-life founder of the Chanel brand after WWI.
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The Mad Hatter: Fictional character from Lewis Carroll’s *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1865). He is known for speaking in riddles and claiming it is always tea-time (6 o'clock).
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"As Mad as a Hatter": This phrase existed in print in 1829, before Carroll’s book. It refers to mental illness suffered by hat makers.
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Cause of Madness: The madness was caused by
mercury poisoning.
* Mercury was used in a process called "felting" to stabilize animal fur for hats.
* Exposure led to a condition called
Erethism (or "mad hatter disease").
* Symptoms: Shaking ("Danbury shakes"), personality changes, memory loss, hallucinations.
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Danbury, Connecticut: Known as "Hat City." In the 1800s/1900s, it produced 75% of American-made hats. Many workers there suffered from mercury poisoning.
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Timeline of Safety:
* Hazards were known but not studied until the 1860s.
* Science proved health hazards in 1869.
* Safer methods using acid were created in 1874 and 1888.
* Despite knowing the dangers, the industry continued using mercury for another 60 years.
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End of Mercury Use:
* Ended during
World War II.
* Reason: Not because they finally cared about worker safety, but because mercury was needed for
detonators for the war effort.
* Connecticut banned mercury in hat-making in
1941.
* Legacy: The Still River in Danbury still has high levels of mercury waste today.
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