The life of Emily Dickinson By jkstudent3 Dec 10, 1830 Birth of Emily Dickinson Emily was born. Sep 8, 1840 Educated at the Amherst Academy for Girls Emily got educated. Amherst Academy for Girls from 1840-1847, Jun 13, 1854 Met Charles Wadsworth. (Could've been inspiration for some love poems.) Jul 15, 1862 Became recluse She chose to live by herself and not have contact with other people. May 15, 1886 Emily Dickinson died