Grace and Grit My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond

Name: Grace and Grit My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond
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ISBN: 9780307887948

ISBN-10: 0307887944

ISBN-13: 9780307887948

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Authors: Lilly Ledbetter, Lanier Scott Isom

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The inspiring story of the woman at the center of the historic discrimination case that inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act--her fight for equal rights in the workplace, and how her determination became a victory for the nationLilly Ledbetter always knew that she was destined for something more than what she was born into--a house with no running water or electricity in the small town of Possum Trot, Alabama. In 1979, when Lilly applied for her dream job at the Goodyear tire factory, she got the job--one of the first women hired at the management level. Nineteen years after her first day at Goodyear, Lilly received an anonymous note revealing that she was making thousands…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 8.03" wide x 5.16" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Prologue



Possum Trot



Marrying Charles



Going to Work



Becoming a Rubber Worker



Lighthearted, Light-Footed Lilly



Up to My Knees in Alligators



Holding the Tiger by the Tail



Protecting My Good Name



Ms. Ledbetter Goes to Washington



Becoming the Grandmother of Equal Pay


My Speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention


Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Bench Announcement, May 29, 2007


President Obama's Speech upon the Signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, January 29, 2009


The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act


The Paycheck Fairness Act


Resources


Further reading


Acknowledgments


Index