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.

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, 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.

NEW YORK — Lilly Ledbetter, a 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 ...

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, 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.).

NEW YORK (AP) — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination ...

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 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.

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 Compan… ...

Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneering advocate for pay equality, has passed away at the age of 86. Ledbetter's fight for fair wages was made famous after she learned she had been paid significantly less ...

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.