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Lavinia "Vinnie" Norcross Dickinson (February 28, 1833 – August 31, 1899) was the younger sister of American poet Emily Dickinson. Vinnie was the youngest of the Dickinson siblings born to Edward Dickinson and his wife Emily Norcross in Amherst, Massachusetts. She shared a name with her Aunt Lavinia.
Lavinia Norcross Dickinson (1833-1899), sister “[Emily] had to think – she was the only one of us who had that to do. Father believed; and mother loved; and Austin had Amherst; and I had the family to take care of.”
Learn about the poet's family and friends, including Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, her sister and confidante. Explore their relationships, influences, and legacies through letters, poems, and photos.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Lavinia Norcross Dickinson (1833–1899) of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
Lavinia Dickinson. An often unacknowledged player in the long road to the publication of Emily Dickinson’s poetry is her younger sister, Lavinia, or “Vinnie” as she was known to friends and family. Vinnie’s pride in her brilliant sister was as strong as her devotion to protecting her.
Emily Dickinson had two sisters, one inherited and the other acquired. The earliest was Vinnie: Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, born when Emily was two years old. The second was Sue: Susan Gilbert Dickinson, appropriated as friend when Emily was twenty, sanctioned as sister-in-law six years later. It might be said that sisterhood was with Vinnie ...
Lavinia Norcross “Vinnie” Dickinson. 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.
