In recent articles, I described some of the most popular baby boomer toys that are still available today, 60 plus years later. The post World War II time was often described as the Golden Era of Toys.

Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at age 101. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

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 documentary changed that. By Alex Vadukul In 1956, Joan Anderson, a Los ...

Re “Pizazz, perils under the big top” (Metro, July 29): What a coincidence that a photo of an 18-year-old Providence circus performer warming up with a Hula Hoop (who even remembers them?) appeared in ...