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

19K views · 40 reactions | Equal Pay Advocate Lilly Ledbetter dedicated her career to tackling gender-based pay discrimination nationwide.  | MAKERS | Facebook

Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson stars in "Lilly," the story of Lilly Ledbetter, whose 1990s lawsuit demanding equal pay with her male colleagues went all the way to the Supreme Court. This Sunday, Faith Salie talks with Clarkson about playing the real-life activist, and how her own mother, Jackie Clarkson, a former Louisiana elected representative, inspired her performance. | CBS Sunday Morning