{"product_id":"grace-and-grit-my-fight-for-equal-pay-and-fairness-at-goodyear-and-beyond-paperback","title":"Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLilly Ledbetter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLanier Scott Isom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of the woman at the center of the historic discrimination case that inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, her fight for equal rights in the workplace, and how her determination became a victory for the nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLilly Ledbetter always knew that she was destined for something more than what she was born into: a house with no running water or electricity in the small town of Possum Trot, Alabama. In 1979, when Lilly applied for her dream job at the Goodyear tire factory, she got the job. She was one of the first women hired at the management level. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNineteen years after her first day at Goodyear, Lilly received an anonymous note revealing that she was making thousands less per year than the men in her position. When she filed a sex-discrimination case against Goodyear, Lilly won--and then heartbreakingly lost on appeal. Over the next eight years, her case made it all the way to the Supreme Court, where she lost again. But Lilly continuted to fight, becoming the namesake of President Barack Obama's first official piece of legislation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth a deeply inspiring memoir and a powerful call to arms, \u003ci\u003eGrace and Grit \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a true American icon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLILLY LEDBETTER was an overnight supervisor at the Alabama Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for nineteen years. She was the plaintiff in the American employment discrimination case \u003ci\u003eLedbetter v. Goodyear Tire \u0026amp; Rubber Co. \u003c\/i\u003eand inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. She lives in Jacksonville, Alabama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLANIER SCOTT ISOM is a writer who lives with her husband and their two children in Birmingham, Alabama.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.18 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987434930477,"sku":"9780307887948","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/PotN2quLlG9780307887948.webp?v=1776178687","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/grace-and-grit-my-fight-for-equal-pay-and-fairness-at-goodyear-and-beyond-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}