Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for equal pay changed U.S. law, dies at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, whose lawsuit against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act of 2009 and who dedicated decades of her life to fighting for equal pay, has died, according to the makers of a film about her life that came out this month. She was 86. In 1979, Ledbetter got a job…