Madame Jehan Sadat, widow of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, worked closely with her husband to take the first steps towards peace with Israel in 1979. Tonight, nearly 20 years later, Sadat will address the progress of the Middle East peace process in her lecture, “Women, Peace and the Middle East.”She will speak at 8 p.m. at the Hillel Foundation, 46 E. 16th Ave.After President Sadat’s assassination, Sadat continued to travel the world as a devoted activist for women and peace, expressing her message in presentations and lectures.”Madame Sadat’s husband gave his life for peace by signing the peace agreement with Israel,” said Joseph Kohane, executive director of the Hillel Foundation. “Madame Sadat represents the efforts of so many to achieve peace in the Middle East.”In today’s world, it is difficult to keep believing that this conflict will ever be resolved, Kohane said. Sadat’s role in the peace process has been to inspire people and better educate them on the issue. Sadat’s other accomplishments include pushing the Egyptian Civil Rights Law through the Egyptian Parliament, resulting in an increase in women’s rights and awareness of breast cancer prevention. Many of the organizations she has founded or headed are the Talla Society, the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, the Egyptian Blood Bank Society, the Egyptian Society for Cancer Patients, the Scientific Association for Egyptian Women and the Higher Committee for Children.Sadat received the Living Legacy Award from the Women’s International Center and in 1985 became its honorary president.For more information about Madame Sadat’s visit contact the Hillel Foundation. Tickets for the lecture are free for students and $5 for non-students.