Chris Riess and Amy Hill Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she spotted groups of people swivelling wooden hoops around their waists. She was so mesmerised by the growing …
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Joan Anderson, Unsung Heroine of Hula Hoop History, Dies at 101 – The New York Times
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