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, 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, 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.

A trailblazer of gender pay equity, Lilly Ledbetter has died. Her legal fight against a former employer brought attention to the issue, and paved the way for the Fair Pay Act of 2009.

Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86.

Ledbetter's life is a good reminder that the fight for justice doesn't always end at the courthouse doors. Lilly Ledbetter, who died over the weekend at age 86, was one of those Americans.

Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86.

Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneer in the fight for gender pay equity, died on Saturday, Oct. 12. She was 86.