She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak.She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak. Abbott, Eleanor (1910-88), Biographical Information, Games, Inventions and Patents, Poliomyelitis, Children and Childhood, Milton Bradley Co, Candy Land (Game) Read More
Overlooked No More: Eleanor Abbott, the Creator of Candy Land
