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Created page with "== Early Life and Education == Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to the community. Her father, Edward Dickinson, was a lawyer and a trustee of Amherst College, while her mother, Emily Norcross Dickinson, was a quiet and reserved woman. Emily had an older brother, Austin, and a younger sister, Lavinia. The Dickinson family was well-educated and encouraged..."