Daughter of Edward Dickinson, US Congressman. Younger sister of Emily Dickinson, poetess. After Emily's death (1886), "Vinnie" found numerous manuscripts hidden in the bureau drawer of Emily's bedroom. "Vinnie" is the catalyst in the publication of Dickinson's poetry and letters. With the help of Thomas Wentworth Higgins (editor) and Mabel Loomis Todd, Emily Dickinson's poetry was published four years after her death (1890) in a book called simply Poems. Lavinia never married, and lived at her childhood Homestead until her death in 1899. The Homestead is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is neighbor to Lavinia and Emily Dickinson's older brother Austin's house, the Evergreens.
Daughter of Edward Dickinson, US Congressman. Younger sister of Emily Dickinson, poetess. After Emily's death (1886), "Vinnie" found numerous manuscripts hidden in the bureau drawer of Emily's bedroom. "Vinnie" is the catalyst in the publication of Dickinson's poetry and letters. With the help of Thomas Wentworth Higgins (editor) and Mabel Loomis Todd, Emily Dickinson's poetry was published four years after her death (1890) in a book called simply Poems. Lavinia never married, and lived at her childhood Homestead until her death in 1899. The Homestead is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is neighbor to Lavinia and Emily Dickinson's older brother Austin's house, the Evergreens.
