Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Rebel, rebel, indeed. Although a woman of profound spirit, Dickinson steadfastly rejected conventional religion: "Christ is calling everyone here, all my companions have answered, even my darling Vinnie believes she loves, and trusts him, and I am standing alone in rebellion," she wrote to her friend Jane Humphrey in 1850. (Source.)
Want some gossip? We know Dickinson loved that kind of thing. Mabel Loomis Todd, who is credited as bringing Dickinson's poetry to the public's attention, had a prolonged affair with Emily's brother, Austin. Scandal. (Source.)