Description: In 1998, after the author had spent 19 years working in management at a Goodyear plant, an anonymous note showed her that she made 40 per cent less than her male counterparts. So began her decade-long, tumultuous legal battle for equal pay, which ended in January 2009 when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.
Review Quotes: "Compelling . . . This story of a lifelong struggle for fairness deserves to be widely read not only as a document of a case so stunningly unjust that it sparked legislative change, but also as an introduction to a remarkable woman who also happens to be an outstanding storyteller."--Ms.
"Inspirin . . . Frank and feisty."--Kirkus Reviews
"A riveting and inspiring story of a true American hero from Possum Trot, Alabama, who in her own compelling voice tells the story of how she broke down barriers throughout her life, and in the process gave all women in this country the right to get equal pay. A must read."--Marcia Greenberger, Co-President, National Women's Law Center