her mental health. On December 21, with an escort, she visited several stores in Washington, D.C., and told her attendant that she would not be returning to St. Elizabeth's Asylum. Taken to police headquarters, it was explained to her that she had been sent to St. Elizabeth's Asylum in a lawful manner and the only way she could earn her liberty was by proving her sanity. She then agreed to return to the asylum. In November 1898, Bergen filed for divorce, alleging desertion and abandonment on the part of her husband, beginning May 25, 1896, and that she was unable to ascertain his whereabouts. The divorce was secured April 3, 1899. The dramatic poem, The Princess Adelaide'', was published in book form in 1900. References Attribution External links 1868 births American women journalists 19th-century American women writers 19th-century American writers People from Delanco Township, New Jersey Year of death missing Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Woman of the Century