Zelda Fitzgerald was an American writer and artist who is well known for her carefree ideals of the 1920s flapper and her marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald. She was an icon who was a novelist, painter, and socialite. Her spirit captured the attention of everyone around her. She became an emblem of the 1920s liberated woman. Her autobiographical novels include Save me the Waltz and a play titled Scandalabra. She was born in Montgomery Alabama and was the daughter of a prominent judge, Anthony Dickinson Sayre, who was part of the Supreme Court of Alabama. She graduated from Sidney Lanier High School and met F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in Montgomery. She married him on April 3, 1920 in New York City, a week after his first book hit the market. Since This Side of Paradise became an instant hit, the couple enjoyed the fame that came with it. Their marriage was very controversial since it involved alcoholism, violence, and mental health concerns. F. Scott Fitzgerald went so far as to steal excerpts from Zelda’s personal diary and incorporate them into his novels. In 1929, when the stock market crashed they were left in financial ruin. Zelda a year later was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and spent most of her time in health clinics. In 1992, she was introduced to the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame and in 2017 her life was made into a TV series: The Beginning of Everything.