Sallie Rhett Roman

Sarah "Sallie" de Saussure Taylor Rhett Roman (1844–1921) was an American journalist and writer.

Born into Southern aristocracy as the daughter of South Carolina congressman Robert Barnwell Rhett, she started a writing career to support her family after the death of her husband.

Sarah "Sallie" Rhett was born in Washington, DC on February 3, 1844, while her father was serving as a congressman from South Carolina.

He managed a plantation with 190 slaves on Beaufort, Port Royal Island and owned the Charleston Mercury that advocated strongly for the Confederate cause.

[6] Sallie Rhett Roman's aristocratic life as a Southern belle was impacted heavily by the Civil War.

After returning from military service, her husband Alfred Roman maintained a law practice in New Orleans to supplement their income, later becoming heavily involved in Democratic politics.

In 1877, Alfred Roman was appointed a Judge of the New Orleans Criminal Court in 1877, serving until the expiry of his term in 1888.