1. Women's International Bowling Congress
1.1. WIBC
1.2. An organization for women bowlers formed in 1916 as a counterpart to the American Bowling Congress
1.3. In 2005, the WIBC merged with the ABC, the Young American Bowling Alliance (YABA) and USA Bowling to form the United States Bowling Congress (USBC).
1.3.1. The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States.
1.3.1.1. Formed in 2005
1.4. It was the first widely recognized women's association for the sport of ten-pin bowling.
2. USBC Queens
2.1. Annual ten-pin bowling event for amateur and professional female bowlers, sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress.
2.2. The USBC Queens made its debut in 1961
2.3. Women bowl 15 games of qualifying over three days. The top 63 qualifiers plus the previous year's champion then bowl match play. Match play consists of three-game, total-pinfall matches in a double-elimination format. The last five remaining players take part in the televised finals
2.4. Millie Ignizio won in 1967, 1970 and 1971
2.5. Wendy Macpherson won in 1988, 2000, 2003
3. American Bowling Congress
3.1. 1993 Women were allowed to join
3.2. A sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States
3.3. Organized in New York City
3.4. Rules and equipment standards were developed
3.5. 1901 the ABC started its national tournament
4. The Professional Women's Bowling Association
4.1. PWBA was formed in 1960
4.2. Organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers
4.3. Conduct PWBA Regional (women-only) events and PWBA members are now allowed to bowl all PBA events
4.4. Hall of Fame
4.4.1. Performance
4.4.1.1. ADAMEK, Donna ('95)
4.4.1.2. COSTELLO, Patty ('95)
4.4.1.3. COSTELLO, Pat ('97)
4.4.1.4. DUGGAN, Anne Marie (2003)
4.4.1.5. FOTHERGILL, Dotty ('95)
4.4.1.6. GRINFELDS, Vesma ('91)
4.4.1.7. GIANULIAS, Nikki ('96)
4.4.1.8. IGNIZIO, Millie Martorella ('95)
4.4.1.9. JOHNSON, Tish ('98)
4.4.1.10. LADEWIG, Marion ('95)
4.4.1.11. MILLER-MACKIE, Dana (2002)
4.4.1.12. MORRIS, Betty ('95)
4.4.1.13. MOSSONTE, Robin Romeo ('96)
4.4.1.14. NACCARATO, Jeanne (2002)
4.4.1.15. NICHOLS, Lorrie Koch ('96)
4.4.1.16. NORTON, Virginia (2003)
4.4.1.17. SILL, Aleta ('98)
4.4.1.18. WAGNER, Lisa ('96)
4.4.2. Pioneer
4.4.2.1. ABEL, Joy ('98)
4.4.2.2. BOXBERGER, Loa ('97)
4.4.2.3. CARTER, LaVerne ('95)
4.4.2.4. COBURN, Doris ('96)
4.4.2.5. COBURN-CARROLL, Cindy ('97)
4.4.2.6. DUVAL, Helen ('95)
4.4.2.7. GARMS, Shirley ('95)
4.4.2.8. ORTNER, Bev ('98)
4.4.2.9. ROBINSON, Jeanette ('96)
4.4.2.10. SOUTAR, Judy ('97)
4.4.2.11. ZIMMERMAN, Donna ('96)
4.4.3. Builders
4.4.3.1. BUEHLER, Janet ('96)
4.4.3.2. DEKEN, Fran Wolf ('97)
4.4.3.3. FALZONE, John ('96)
4.4.3.4. KELLER, Pearl ('97)
4.4.3.5. SOMMER, John ('97)
4.4.3.6. VEATCH, Georgia ('95)
5. PBA opened its membership to women in April 2004
5.1. Kim Adler
5.1.1. One of the top female bowling players of all time, competing professionally from 1991-2003 and collecting 16 PWBA titles
5.2. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
5.2.1. Between the PWBA and the PBA Women's Series, she has won 22 professional titles.
5.3. Elizabeth Ann Johnso
5.3.1. She has won nine more PWBA Tour titles, including five more majors, for a total of 20 PWBA titles
5.4. Kelly Kulick
5.4.1. The first woman ever to win a regular Professional Bowlers Association tour title,