Lilly Lynn McDaniel Ledbetter (April 14, 1938 – October 12, 2024) was an American activist who was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. [1] regarding employment discrimination.

Lilly Ledbetter was an American activist whose equal-pay lawsuit against the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which ensured that women have fair and effective recourse against employers who discriminate against them.

Oct 14, 2024 · Lilly Ledbetter, a women's equality activist whose fight for pay equity led to passage of the monumental Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, died Saturday. She was 86.

For more than a decade, Lilly Ledbetter fought to achieve pay equity. It was in Alabama, where Ledbetter was born and raised, that she began a crusade that would eventually lead her all the way to the nation’s capital.

Oct 15, 2024 · 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 legislation, has died at 86.

Oct 14, 2024 · Ms. Ledbetter, who became a national symbol of unequal treatment of women in the workplace and a hero to many for her yearslong persistence in fighting against the status …

Oct 14, 2024 · Lilly Ledbetter, Goodyear manager-turned-activist who fought for genders’ equal pay, died October 12, 2024 of respiratory failure.

3 days ago · As the fight for equal pay for equal work continues, LILLY the film shares lessons Lilly Ledbetter has left behind on how others can continue to push for change.

Oct 14, 2024 · Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter has died, according to a family representative. She was 86. Ledbetter, best known for advocating for equal pay for women, …

Oct 14, 2024 · 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 legislation,...