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This documentary will show the viewer what it may have been like to interact with a "mad" hatter, show the hat making process first-hand, and delve into the gritty details of how the mercury would slowly poison the body. Lastly, we will discuss what it took to get the workers out of their life-threatening job and the circumstances that arose for others to become aware of their plight.

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Undergraduate - 2nd Place Award, Creative & Artistic Oral Presentations

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Apr 17th, 1:00 PM

Madness in the History of Hat Making

JFL, Active Learning Classroom (171)

This documentary will show the viewer what it may have been like to interact with a "mad" hatter, show the hat making process first-hand, and delve into the gritty details of how the mercury would slowly poison the body. Lastly, we will discuss what it took to get the workers out of their life-threatening job and the circumstances that arose for others to become aware of their plight.

 

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