Lilly Ledbetter
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Lilly Ledbetter is an American former Goodyear employee and equal pay activist whose pay discrimination case led to the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
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| Ledbetter | 1 |
| Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American activist
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equal pay activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
equal pay for equal work
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stronger workplace discrimination protections ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lilly Ledbetter
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Ledbetter
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| fieldOfWork |
labor rights
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pay equity ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Lily
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surface form:
Lilly
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| hasCause | gender-based pay discrimination ⓘ |
| hasEffect | expanded time frame for filing pay discrimination claims in U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
U.S. employment discrimination law
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public debate on gender pay gap ⓘ |
| hasRole | plaintiff in employment discrimination case ⓘ |
| inspired | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | "There’s a lot of Lilly Ledbetters out there." ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
equal pay movement
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feminism in the United States ⓘ |
| name | Lilly Ledbetter self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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advocacy for equal pay for women ⓘ pay discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent
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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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| occupation |
equal pay activist
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factory worker ⓘ |
| participatedIn | campaigns supporting the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party (United States) supporter ⓘ |
| residence | Alabama ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
U.S. Supreme Court ruled against her on statute of limitations grounds
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filed an EEOC complaint alleging pay discrimination ⓘ her case prompted legislative response on pay discrimination ⓘ was plaintiff in U.S. Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ⓘ |
| speaksAt | universities and conferences on pay equity ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles Ledbetter ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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biographical book "Grace and Grit" ⓘ |
| workLocation | Gadsden, Alabama ⓘ |
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Grace and Grit
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Ledbetter
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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Grace and Grit