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Document 23927

JEHAN SADAT
About a "People" magazine article featuring her and her husband and its impact on bringing understanding about their culture.
TLS: "Jehan Sadat", 1p, 8x10. No place, 1980 July 6. On letterhead imprinted "Jehan El-Sadat" to Mr. T. Curri, Dillon, South Carolina. In full: "I was delighted to receive your letter and to learn that you enjoyed the article in 'People' magazine. I am grateful for the opportunity we were given to reach a wider public throughout the United States with our thoughts and ideas, and hope the media continues to offer a deeper insight into both our cultures, thus contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of each other. I have signed and am returning the article [not present], hoping it finds you both healthy and happy." In 1980, Jehan generated national publicity after receiving her master's degree, which she had earned and not been given simply because she was Egypt's First Lady. On October 6, 1981, exactly 15 months after she wrote this letter, Jehan's husband of 32 years, Egyptian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Anwar Sadat, was assassinated. Jehan, who married Sadat at the age of 16, had dedicated her life to improving the status of Egyptian women. The couple generated a great deal of publicity for the reforms made in the country. The year before the article she mentions was published, the decree that came to be known as "Jehan's Law" was passed. This law, repealed in 1985, required Egyptian men to register their divorces, give a divorced wife claim to larger alimony and child support and give women the right to retain their homes if they had nowhere else to go. After her husband's death, she continued in public service, working for international women's rights and world peace. Lightly creased. Fine condition.

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