Emily’s attempt to publish a poem sparks backlash.

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 seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.

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

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. Season finale.

Thinking she’s blown her shot at publication, Emily spirals into depression. Her mother attempts to help her with a trip to the water cure.

To distract himself from the pain of life, Austin throws a tea party for his old college friends—but the day is disrupted by a major political event.

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

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

Determined to heal the nation, Emily and Lavinia host a sewing circle to support the troops with help from Amherst’s finest seamstress, Betty.

After a clash with Sue, Emily wishes she could escape from this troubled time altogether. Austin struggles with a man's responsibility in wartime.

On the day of a soldier's memorial, Emily's efforts to keep her family's hope alive reach a breaking point and she descends into a personal inferno.

Emily takes steps to ensure that her family won’t repeat their past mistakes. The Amherst gang gathers for a fond farewell.