Did Hat Makers Actually “Go Mad”? (Real History vs. Alice in Wonderland)
Episode description
The term “mad hatter” was NEVER in the book Alice in Wonderland, so QUESTION: Why was there an “odd” hat maker in this famous book and the phrase still known today “mad as a hatter”?
Because there was a phenomenon at the time that was really startling.
Lewis Caroll (a pen name), author of Alice in Wonderland, did NOT invent the mad hatter concept.
There was a real pandemic for hat makers in multiple areas of the globe that started decades before this book was published, that most modern people have never heard of. It was a mystery for decades on what was happening that was finally solved and laws came into place to protect.
After research I was shocked by myself, I am now revealing:
- For decades, NO ONE knew why hat makers experienced mental health and nervous system breakdowns, while shoemakers and other tradesmen did not
- Traits Alice in Wonderland’s hatter you never knew about + who he’s actually based on
- What horrifying phenomenon happened to the city in America dubbed “the hat capital in the world”
- Finally, humans discovering WHAT was causing the problems for hat makers (+ the depth of the symptoms)
- What law in 1941 finally halted this hatmaker condition
- The shocking way a hat maker was directly linked to Lincoln’s assassination (NOT in how you think)
- Why I’m sharing this historical phenomenon specifically NOW during COVID 19 and the hope it can bring us
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