It was the first widely recognized women's association for the sport of ten-pin bowling.

Forty women from 11 cities attended the meeting and voted on the organization's constitution, bylaws, and first 16-member executive committee.

The purpose of the organization was agreed to be: To provide, adopt and enforce uniform rules and regulations governing the play of American tenpins; to provide and enforce uniform qualifications for tournaments and their participants; to hold a national tournament, and to encourage good feeling and create interest in the bowling game.The WNBA held its first national tournament—today's USBC Queens event—in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 11 – 12, 1918.

[2] 1974 - Georgia Veatch served for more than 25 years on the Women's International Bowling Congress's board of directors.

[3] When it became a part of USBC in 2005, there were over 1.2 million WIBC members playing in 67,000 sanctioned leagues in over 2,700 local associations.