Emily Dickinson

By salinas212

  • Indian Removal Act forces Native Americans west of Mississippi River

  • Born

  • School

    Emily and her sister Lavinia begin classes at Amherst Academy, a converted boys' school. In her seven years of schooling there, she is frequently absent due to illness.

  • Lincoln proclaims abolition of slavery in the U.S.

  • Father Dies

    Leonard Humphrey, an educator in his early twenties, takes over as principal of Amherst Academy. Dickinson grows close to him as a friend and mentor. He is one of several older men she refers to throughout her life as a "master."

  • Mother Dies

  • Emily Dies