Where Does the Term "Mad Hatter" Come from Originally

question 28

Multiple Choice

Where does the term "mad hatter" come from originally?

• A)Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
• B)As a term of contempt for the proletariat
• C)From those driven crazy by industrial labor
• D)From the mercury-caused dementia common to hat manufacturing
• E)None of these.

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