Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter has died, according to a family representative.
Ledbetter, best known for advocating for equal pay for women, died as a result of respiratory failure on Saturday night.
But Democrats in Congress — urged on by a dissenting opinion from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — fought to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act became the first bill Barack Obama signed into law as president in 2009.
A film about her life, called "Lilly" and starring Patricia Clarkson as Ledbetter, also premiered recently at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
Persons:
Lilly Ledbetter, Ledbetter, “, ” Ledbetter, —, Ruth Bader Ginsburg —, Lilly, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Michelle, Patricia Clarkson
Organizations:
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Forbes, Supreme, Goodyear, Hamptons, Film
Locations:
Alabama, Gadsden , Alabama