Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked the same position. Her case led to a monumental law on pay equity.

Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86. Ledbetter died of respiratory failure, her family said in a statement Sunday.

Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86.

GADSDEN, Ala. — Lilly Ledbetter, a women's equality activist whose sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer culminated in a major equal wage legislation bearing her name, has died. She ...

Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86. ... dies at age 94. June 17, 2025. Sports.

Lilly Ledbetter, center, at a 2019 event in Washington to advocate the proposed Paycheck Fairness Act. She is flanked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.).

Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneer in the fight for gender pay equity, died at the age of 86. Her family announced her death on Sunday, Oct. 13.

Lilly Ledbetter dies at 86; one-time factory manager was pivotal in fight for equal pay Two years after Supreme Court ruling against her, in 2009 President Obama signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay ...

Lilly Ledbetter, an activist for equal pay whose legal fight against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act, has died. She was 86. Ledbetter worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in ...

Lilly Ledbetter, an activist for equal pay whose legal fight against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act, has died. She was 86.

Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Pioneer, Dies Aged 86. Published Oct 14, 2024 at 9:43 AM EDT Updated Nov 01, 2024 at 2:28 PM EDT. By . Michael D. Carroll is a Newsweek Breaking News Editor based in ...