Joan Anderson's role in introducing the hula hoop from her native Australia went unsung until the 2018 documentary Hula Girl.

Anderson claimed she came up with the name 'hula hoop' and played a crucial role in introducing the toy to the US.

Because of a deal made on a handshake in a parking lot, she was long left out of a famous toy’s story. When she was 94, a ...

A pioneer behind the Hula Hoop has died at the age of 101.

Joan Anderson, the woman who coined the name "Hula Hoop" and helped bring the iconic toy to America, has died at 101 in her San Diego senior home.

Hoop. She didn't have anything to do with production of the plastic toy. But the Hula-Hoop as we know it may never have been ...

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That is how a hula hoop stays up when it is spinning. Once the hula hoop slows down, the centrifugal force is no longer strong enough to overcome gravity, so it drops. Regular vs. weighted hula hoops ...

A. Many adults do well to start with a hula hoop between 38 inches and 42 inches in diameter. Larger, heavier hoops are easier to start with, as long as they aren’t too large for a user.

When I think of a Hula-Hoop, I immediately have lots of funny moments in my head…from when I was 10 years old. It’s been a long time since I’ve had one in my hand, let alone circled one ...

Joan Anderson, who spotted a new fad on a trip back to Australia and brought the hula hoop to the attention of a US toy ...