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Emily was born on december 10, 1830 in Amerst Massachusetts. She was the second of three children.
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Moves to North Pleasant street in Amherst on april 1840
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In 1847 she Attended Mount Holyoke female seminary.
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Her first published poem "A valentine" was in 1852.
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Started collecting her poems on the first of January 1858.
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Friendship with Thomas Wentworth Higginson started on April 1862
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Withdraws from social life
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In 1872 Emily meets Judge Otis which becomes emilys secret love.
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Emil'ys father dies from a stroke on July 16, 1874.
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Emily's mother dies November 14, 1882.
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Judge otis dies
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Emily dies of brights disease May 15, 1886
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Emily's sister discovered hundreds of Emilys unpublished poems and published them in 1890.
