There is evidence that Dickinson spent a significant portion of her life alone.She developed a preference for wearing white attire and was well known for being reluctant to receive visitors or, later in life, even leave her bedroom. Locals thought she was odd.
What do we know about Emily Dickinson's life?
- Recent scholarship has revealed that Dickinson had a long-lasting love affair with Susan Gilbert, a childhood acquaintance who subsequently became her sister-in-law after she wed Dickinson's brother Austin.All of their adult lives, they shared a house next door.
- The people in Emily's hometown thought she was unusual because she frequently wore white clothing and was also very solitary.Eventually, she stopped welcoming guests downstairs and occasionally, she would only speak to them via the bedroom door that was closed.
- On December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson was born.She only spent a year studying at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley.Edward Dickinson, her father, was a prominent participant in local, state, and federal politics and was a member of Congress for one term.
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