Emily Dickinson By cam_nolen Dec 10, 1830 Birth Date In Amherst, Massachussetts Sep 7, 1840 Attended Amherst Academy Apr 6, 1844 Cousins Death caused depression May 7, 1845 Spirtual awakening Nov 6, 1847 Attended Mount Holyoke female seminary Oct 7, 1848 Graduated Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Sep 10, 1854 Visted Washington and Philadelphia with her sister Jun 11, 1855 Began writing Sep 10, 1864 Diagnosed with Uveitis Mar 8, 1867 Withdrew from human contact Jun 16, 1874 Father died of a stroke Nov 14, 1882 Mother died Oct 5, 1883 Nephew Gibs Death May 15, 1886 Emily Dies Died of Bright's Disease Aug 10, 1895 Emily's brother died Aug 19, 1899 Emily's Sisters Death Jun 10, 1914 First poem publication Nov 14, 1998 Variorum edition of her poems published Jun 8, 2003 Emily Dickinson Museum created