"She lost her case and she never saw a dime but she was a tireless advocate for all of us," said Deborah Vagins, director of Equal Pay Today and the national campaign director of Equal Rights Advocates.
"Every now then, once in a generation, you meet these people who sacrifice everything for something even if it never benefits them," added Vagins, who met Ledbetter and introduced her to then Sen.-Obama.
Ledbetter continued campaigning for equal pay policies for the rest of her life. Last week, she was awarded the Future Is Female Lifetime Achievement Award by Advertising Week.
Her lawsuit and the subsequent legislation brought attention to wage discrimination issues, providing a broader framework for workers to fight against unfair pay practices.
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