Lilly Ledbetter, who died over the weekend at age 86, was one of those Americans. Her moment in legal history came in 2007, when the U.S. Supreme Court threw out her wage discrimination case ...

Lilly Ledbetter, seen here at a 2014 event to mark Equal Pay Day, has died at the age of 86. Ledbetter was a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of ...

Lilly Ledbetter revisited the Supreme Court in 2018, 11 years after it ruled against her in a landmark case of wage discrimination. In 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law.

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.

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.

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 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 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.