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Explore the remarkable journey of Lilly Ledbetter through this 50-minute conference talk from The Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival, featuring the award-winning actress who portrays her in the film "Lilly" and the attorney who brought her case to the Supreme Court. Discover how Ledbetter's 1979 job at a Goodyear plant in Alabama evolved into a decades-long fight for equal pay that culminated in the 2009 landmark federal legislation bearing her name. Learn about the legal challenges, personal struggles, and systemic barriers Ledbetter faced in her pursuit of workplace fairness, and understand how one woman's determination to fight discrimination transformed into federal law that protects workers' rights. Gain insights into the legal strategy and Supreme Court case that shaped modern equal pay legislation, while hearing firsthand accounts from both the legal advocate who championed her cause and the actress who brought her story to the screen.
