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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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American activist
equal pay activist
human
advocatesFor equal pay for equal work
stronger workplace discrimination protections
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
familyName Lilly Ledbetter self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ledbetter
fieldOfWork labor rights
pay equity
women's rights
gender female
givenName Lily
surface form: Lilly
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
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
feminism in the United States
name Lilly Ledbetter self-link
notableFor Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
advocacy for equal pay for women
pay discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear
notableWork Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent
surface form: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
occupation equal pay activist
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
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
biographical book "Grace and Grit"
workLocation Gadsden, Alabama

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subject surface form: Grace and Grit
Lilly Ledbetter familyName Lilly Ledbetter self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ledbetter
this entity surface form: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
subject surface form: Grace and Grit
Lilly Ledbetter name Lilly Ledbetter self-link