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Lilly Ledbetter, An Icon of the Fight for Equal Pay, Has Died at 86

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10:46 JST, October 15, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

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