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Emily's Home
Emily lived in the same house her whole life. that has was built by her grandfather in 1813. Her grandfather's name was Samuel Fowler Dickinson. Which is now a museum. -
Emily Dickinson was born.
On December 10, 1830, Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. -
Emily attends Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley
She attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, but homesickness led her to return home after one year -
The Start of Her Writing
Something changed in her life, and that change is one of the greatest mysteries surrounding Dickinson's legend. Some time around 1850 she began writing poetry. Her first poems were traditional, but as time passed and she began producing huge amounts of poetry, Dickinson began experimenting. -
Isolation
By the 1860s, Dickinson lived in almost total physical isolation from the outside world, but actively read widely. -
Stress
When the dreaded war began, Emily was beginning to drift into a highpoint in her poetic life. During the War, she wrote over 800 poems. Many believe it was because of the stress she endured due to the War. -
Friends
In 1862, Emily had a difficult time due to her friends being in stressful, and different situations. Charles Wadsworth moved to San Fransisco, California to be in the Calvary Church. T.W. Higginson left to be in the Union Army. -
Mourning
In the period from 1874 to 1882, Emily Dickinson was in mourning. Her father died in 1874, two of her closest friends in 1878 and 1881, They were Charles Wadsworth, her mother in 1882, and her nephew in 1883. She never left the house that now was hers. -
Emily get's told of her sickness
On this day, Emily had her first sign of terminal illness. For the following year and a half, she would be restricted to a bed in the very same house she'd lived in her entire life. -
Emily died
Emily Dickson died at the age of 55 from Bright’s disease, which is caused by kidney failure. Her doctor suggested that the amount of stress throughout her life contributed to her death. Emily Dickson died on May 15, 1886. -
Emily's poems
In 1955, a total of 1,800 poems were published. -
Getting Considered to Be a Real Poet
Putting aside all the unfavorable reviews, during the late 19th century and early 20th century Emily Dickinson is now being considered a real poet.
