Monday, October 14, 2024

Lilly Ledbetter, icon in the battle for U.S. equal pay, dead at 86

An image of Lilly Ledbetter is seen.

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.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lilly-ledbetter-icon-in-the-battle-for-u-s-equal-pay-dead-at-86-1.7352005?cmp=rss

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