Ladies First

["Picone's" <rpicone@GARDEN.NET>]

During vacation got time to read a recent Alice Walker book -- "By the
Light of My Father's Smile" -- not sure I recommend it yet, still reading.
But I loved this nugget:  (not sure if it's based on any research)  One
character explains to the other the origin of the phrase "Ladies first."
Seems that they use to walk behind men as a gesture of subservience.  But
too many of them ran away.  So -- in order to keep an eye on them, ....

Oh, the treasures we find in books......


Betty Picone
Librarian/Media Specialist
Fredon Township School
459 Rt. 94
Newton, NJ 07860
http://www.fredon.org
rpicone@garden.net

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