History of the event
The concept for Field of Women came to BCNA's founding CEO Lyn Swinburne as she flew out of Canberra and envisaged planting thousands of Pink Lady silhouettes on the lawns of Parliament House. Each silhouette would represent a women diagnosed with breast cancer. In 1998 Lyn's vision became a reality with the first Field of Women held in Canberra at Parliament House.
Since then this event has become a powerful, visual symbol for women affected by breast cancer and their supporters, with Fields of Women planted all over Australia. Variations on the theme have emerged through Mini-Fields of Women and Field of Women LIVE. All of these events feature the Pink Lady which has become the symbol of BCNA, representing our focus on the women, rather than the disease.
