Lilly Ledbetter, Women’s Rights Activist, Dies at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, a pivotal figure in the battle for gender pay fairness, has died at the age of 86. Her family reported that she succumbed to respiratory failure, according to AL.com. Ledbetter’s legal struggle inspired the Fair Pay Act of 2009, which extended the time frame for pay-discrimination plaintiffs to file their complaints.
