Lilly Ledbetter
Apr 13, 1938 - Oct 11, 2024
Alabama, NY
Activist – Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for equal pay led to the 2009 Fair Pay Act, passed away at 86.Lilly Ledbetter was a former Alabama factory manager. Her lawsuit against her employer made her a portrait of the equal pay movement and led to the landmark wage discrimination legislation. She was a fearless leader and served at the plant in Gadsden, Alabama, for about 19 years when she got an anonymous letter saying that her three male colleagues were significantly getting paid more than her....Read More
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