Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.

Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.

Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.

Emily takes a “sick day” to write and finds a connection with her father's law clerk.

On her father's election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.

During a solar eclipse, Emily confronts the Shadow of Death in her home.

Emily’s relationships are challenged as she moves into a new chapter of life.

Emily's insular poetic world is rocked when Sue introduces her to Sam Bowles, a newspaper editor with a strong interest in publishing women.

Her participation in an Amherst baking contest gives Emily a taste of fame and celebrity, but she questions the benefits.

Torn about whether to allow Sam to publish her work, Emily hosts a séance in search of guidance.

After some time without news from Sam, Emily begins to suffer from writer's block. To rediscover her inspiration, she ventures into the landscape.

When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world.

While the whole town attends the christening of Jane's baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.

Amid the Civil War's mounting casualties, the Dickinsons grieve one of their own—and Emily struggles to keep the peace in her family.

Frazar Stearns leaves to meet his fate on the battlefield just as the Dickinson family welcomes a new life.

Emily tries to connect with the pain of war by writing to a Union Army colonel and visiting a war hospital. Henry takes a new job teaching soldiers.

Emily asks Betty to help her design a new dress. The Dickinson family is surprised by an unexpected guest.