Emily Dickinson

  • grand parints arive in the new world

    grand parints arive in the new world
    In 1603 Emily's grand parent's came to the new world.
  • Emily's Parents Got Married

    Emily's Parents Got Married
    May 6th 1828 Edward Dickinson married Emily Norcross and had three Kids
  • Emily Was Born

    Emily Was Born
    Emily's mother gave birth to her December 10, 1830
  • Where Emily Was Born

    Where Emily Was Born
    Emily was born in Amherst, Massachuetts
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    Poems Published

    Emily only had six of her poems published during her life time
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    Emilys Home

    She stayed in the house where she was born in untill she went to the Female Academy
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    Number of Poems

    Emily wrote over 1,700 poems in her lifetime
  • Emily Finishes Academy

    Emily Finishes Academy
    Emily finished her final term at Amherst Academy
  • Emily's Schooling

    Emily's Schooling
    Emily started school at Amherst Academy
  • Emily Starts Wrighting Poetry

    Emily Starts Wrighting Poetry
    Emily met Benjamain Newton and started wrighting poetry
  • Graduating Holyoke

    Graduating Holyoke
    Emily finished Holyoke Female Seminary
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    Emily's Poetry

    Emily's poetry was usually altered significantly during her lifetime
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    Poem Themes

    Many of Emilys poems had themes of death
  • Emilys Education

    Emilys Education
    Emily started Holyoke Female Seminary
  • Nickname

    Nickname
    People often called Emily Poetess Dickinson
  • Emily's Later Years

    Emily's Later Years
    The last years of her life Emily was a recluse, she spent her time writing poetry
  • Emily Died

    Emily Died
    Emily died on May 15, 1886
  • Emily's Disease

    Emily's Disease
    Emily passed away due to Bright's Disease
  • More Poems

    More Poems
    More of Emilys poems were found after she died
  • Unaltered Collection

    Unaltered Collection
    Emily's first unaltered poetry collection was published