The first bill that President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. I think it says something about his priorities that the first bill he put his name on has my name on it too. As he said that day with me by his side, 'Making our economy work means making sure it works for everyone.'

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.