Ladies First

agrisea | 10:39 Mon 24th Oct 2005 | Phrases & Sayings

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What is the origin of the phrase 'ladies first'? When was it first used, who said it and in what context?

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Victorian manners

Ladies preceded men

My grandfather - India in the 1890s used to say, apparently as I am not that old -

Ladies first even before the bull rushes

coz ladys r better then men!

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