Lilly Ledbetter
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Lilly Ledbetter is an American former Goodyear employee and equal pay activist whose pay discrimination case led to the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilly Ledbetter canonical | 12 |
| Ledbetter | 1 |
| Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T79125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilly Ledbetter Context triple: [Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent, supportsParty, Lilly Ledbetter]
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A.
Helen Pitts Douglass
Helen Pitts Douglass was an American suffragist and abolitionist best known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass and for preserving his legacy through the establishment of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association.
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B.
Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and author best known for her acclaimed works on race and migration in the United States, including "The Warmth of Other Suns" and "Caste."
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C.
Jane Roe
Jane Roe is the pseudonym of Norma McCorvey, the woman who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court abortion rights case Roe v. Wade.
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D.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
Nora Stanton Blatch
Nora Stanton Blatch was a pioneering American civil engineer, architect, and women's rights activist who was among the first women in the United States to earn an engineering degree.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilly Ledbetter Target entity description: Lilly Ledbetter is an American former Goodyear employee and equal pay activist whose pay discrimination case led to the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
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A.
Helen Pitts Douglass
Helen Pitts Douglass was an American suffragist and abolitionist best known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass and for preserving his legacy through the establishment of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association.
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B.
Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and author best known for her acclaimed works on race and migration in the United States, including "The Warmth of Other Suns" and "Caste."
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C.
Jane Roe
Jane Roe is the pseudonym of Norma McCorvey, the woman who was the lead plaintiff in the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court abortion rights case Roe v. Wade.
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D.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
Nora Stanton Blatch
Nora Stanton Blatch was a pioneering American civil engineer, architect, and women's rights activist who was among the first women in the United States to earn an engineering degree.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American activist
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equal pay activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
equal pay for equal work
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stronger workplace discrimination protections ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ledbetter
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linked to:
Lilly Ledbetter
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| fieldOfWork |
labor rights
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pay equity ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Lilly
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linked to:
Lily
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| hasCause | gender-based pay discrimination ⓘ |
| hasEffect | expanded time frame for filing pay discrimination claims in U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
U.S. employment discrimination law
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public debate on gender pay gap ⓘ |
| hasRole | plaintiff in employment discrimination case ⓘ |
| inspired | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | "There’s a lot of Lilly Ledbetters out there." ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
equal pay movement
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feminism in the United States ⓘ |
| name | Lilly Ledbetter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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advocacy for equal pay for women ⓘ pay discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ⓘ |
| occupation |
equal pay activist
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factory worker ⓘ |
| participatedIn | campaigns supporting the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party (United States) supporter ⓘ |
| residence | Alabama ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
U.S. Supreme Court ruled against her on statute of limitations grounds
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filed an EEOC complaint alleging pay discrimination ⓘ her case prompted legislative response on pay discrimination ⓘ was plaintiff in U.S. Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ⓘ |
| speaksAt | universities and conferences on pay equity ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles Ledbetter ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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biographical book "Grace and Grit" ⓘ |
| workLocation | Gadsden, Alabama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lilly Ledbetter Description of subject: Lilly Ledbetter is an American former Goodyear employee and equal pay activist whose pay discrimination case led to the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent
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influenced
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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linked to: Lilly Ledbetter
linked to: Lilly Ledbetter
subject linked to:
biographical book "Grace and Grit"
subject linked to:
biographical book "Grace and Grit"