A Call to Act: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

This documentary tells the story of Lilly Ledbetter, whose fight for equal pay for equal work eventually involved all three branches of government and resulted in a law with her name on it — the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. A PDF lesson plan accompanies this video.

http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/call-to-act-ledbetter
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Standards

National Standards for Civics and Government

Grades

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Federal Government

Resource Types

Video, Special Needs/Language Focus, Closed Captions, Translated Materials

Teaching Strategies

Analysis, Case Study, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Individual Work

Civic Days

Women's History Month

Duration

23 minutes

Constitution Articles

Article I, Article II, Article III

Tags

Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay, Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, separation of powers, women's rights, three branches, discrimination, landmark cases, checks and balances, dissent