Vidwans, MohiniWhiting, Rosalind2022-06-122022-06-1220212021-11-292744-788Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10182/15054Women have made great strides in participation in professional employment over the past century. However, during the 19th century, the social, economic, and political oppression of women meant that females were not even permitted to be members of Chartered Accountant (CA) professional bodies in all countries in the British Empire, including Aotearoa New Zealand. This article highlights the work of one such female pioneer accountant, Alice Basten. Alice’s story demonstrates that champions and first movers are essential to this process. Their individual actions, agency, and activism foster and are supported by environmental change through subsequent coalition and collective action.pp.20-22, 3 pages© The AuthorsaccountingemancipationpioneerJournal Article2744-78982022-06-01