Women And Children Last: Beverley Nichols

A provocative collection of satirical essays and social sketches via sharp wit and commentary to critique contemporary society, modern media, public figures and gender dynamics of the 1930s.  there's some sharp wit directed at social conventions surrounding women and modern womanhood and humorous observant pieces focusing on childhood and youth. The provocative title stems from a furious letter Nichols received from a group of young women who lambasted him with the insult: You are a bum and would probably let a woman drown if you were on a ship and it was going down. In the book's controversial foreword, Nichols used this backlash to argue his central, tongue-in-cheek yet fiercely debated premise: that if women demand absolute social and political equality with men, they must also accept equal burdens - including conscription and front-line combat during wartime.