Women and children first

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[edit] As A Saying

Women and children first is a well-known saying, that implies that the lives of women (all ages) and children (usually under 13) are to be saved first (before men) if the lives of a certain collection of people are at stake. The phrase was popularized in its usage on the RMS Titanic, whereas only women and children were allowed on the lifeboats until there were no women and children remaining on the ship. Titanic's officers were heard shouting "Women and children only. Stand back, sir" to the passengers. However it was first used during the sinking of HMS Birkenhead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Birkenhead

[edit] As An Album

The name of Hard Rock band Van Halen's third album released in 1980. The album featured the song Could This Be Magic? with the lyric "...And I see lonely ships upon the water, better save the women and children first."

Other songs featured on the album include

• In A Simple Rhyme
• Loss Of Control
• And The Cradle Will Rock...
• Everybody Wants Some!!
• Tora! Tora!
• Romeo Delight