Walsh, John Evangelist. The Hidden Life of Emily Dickinson. Simon and Schuster, 1971.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Emily Dickinson | ED
refused to take part in a Fast Day at Mount Holyoke Seminary for Young Ladies
, on grounds of dissenting from the Christian faith professed there. |
| Education | Emily Dickinson | ED
received a secondary school education from the Amherst Academy
and spent one year at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
, then run by Mary Lyon
. Both emphasized religious training, but she also studied foreign... |
| Employer | Anita Desai | AD
has held teaching positions at Smith College
(1987-88) and Mount Holyoke College
(1988-93) in the USA. She was a Fellow of Girton College
, 1986-88, and of Clare Hall
in 1989 and 1991, both... |
Timeline
1836
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
(later Mount Holyoke College) was founded at South Hadley, Maryland, by Mary Lyon
: the first post-secondary educational institution for women in the USA.