Lilly Ledbetter, Advocate for Equal Pay and Icon in the Fight Against Wage Discrimination, Dies at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, an icon for equal pay, passed away at the age of 86 due to respiratory failure. She was the face of a landmark lawsuit against her employer, which ultimately led to the Supreme Court's 2007 ruling that her complaint was filed too late. However, two years later, the Fair Pay Act was signed into law by former President Barack Obama in 2009, partly as a result of the lawsuit's inspiration.