We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5-4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a woman.

Activism

On August 26 2008 (Women's Equality Day) Lilly Ledbetter spoke at the Democratic National Convention on the topic of pay equity. TV Appearances
On October 31 2012 Lilly Ledbetter appeared as a guest on the Colbert Report to promote her book "Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond. In 1968 Lilly Ledbetter passed the H&R Block tax preparation exam and became an associate with H&R Block.

She has since become a women's equality activist. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.