Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneer in the fight for equal pay in the U.S., died Saturday at age 86. In 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, which made it easier for employees to sue for pay discrimination. https://cbsn.ws/3YnhtXI | CBS Mornings

Lilly Ledbetter had worked as an area manager at a Goodyear plant in Alabama for 19 years when she received an anonymous note that revealed she earned 35%-40% less than men in her position. It devastated Ledbetter, in part because that withheld pay could have helped her support her family. “This affects everybody across the family, including men,” Ledbetter said. “When you talk about equal pay, it’s a family affair.” She filed a sex discrimination case against Goodyear that she won but then lost