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 ...

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.

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, 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.

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, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86. Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for ...

Lilly Ledbetter, a stalwart in the fight for fair pay, dies at 86. After discovering she was paid much less than men in the same job, she sued her employer.

Lilly Ledbetter, fighter for equal pay, dies at 86 ... Ledbetter died Saturday of respiratory failure, according to a statement from her family cited by the Alabama news site AL.com.

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, 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, a pioneering advocate for pay equality, passed away at the age of 86, leaving a powerful legacy behind her. U.S. ... Her husband, Charles Ledbetter, died in 2008.