On February 20, 21, and 22, 2022 The History Channel will be airing a three-night documentary on the life of Abraham Lincoln! You’ll learn a bit about Mary during that production, but her seamstress and friend, Elizabeth Keckley deserves some love, too. Today, we’ll take a trip in our Way Back machine to 2016 when we first covered this remarkable woman!
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“Tell all the truth, but tell it slant”- Only authenticated photo of Emily, circa 1847 wikicommons
For a woman who’s known as one of the greatest poets who ever lived, she didn’t do a lot of remarkable things when she was alive. She was raised in Amherst and rarely left that town, had many dear friends, wrote a lot of letters, wrote even more poetry that no one saw, was anonymously published only a handful of times during her lifetime, and died in her mid-50s. She championed no causes and left no journal but what she did leave was a secret treasure trunk of nearly 2000 poems. (more…)
Only authenticated photo of Emily, circa 1847, taken at Mt. Holyoke Women’s Seminary. wikicommons
For a woman who led a very quiet and secluded physical life, her inner experiences were vast and colorful. But lack of documentation after her passing left a lot of her story to fill in. Was Emily Dickinson a quiet, unmarried recluse, always clad in a white dress, the myth of Amherst, or was she a witty artist ahead of her time, who loved her family, had close friendships, many interests…and sometimes wore a white dress?
And the big question: How accurate is the Apple TV+ show, Dickinson? (more…)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us! It’s our tradition to put Mrs. Claus at the top of your podcast queue each year, and we also add a little bit to the episode…it’s almost like an audio time capsule!
If there are little ears in the room, you may want to preview this episode and prepare yourself for questions…or t skip them altogether, you have enough on your plate!
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