Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond - Hardcover

The civil rights advocate famed for her role in the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act describes her competitive career after a hardscrabble youth and her legal efforts to secure equal wages and fight sexual harassment, a case that eventually went to the Supreme Court. 30,000 first printing.

"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.
"Inspiring....Frank and feisty."
-Kirkus
"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
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.
Inspiring .Frank and feisty.
-Kirkus
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
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"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.

"Inspiring....Frank and feisty."
-Kirkus

"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