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 she learns that Sam plans to publish her poem, Emily embraces being his latest discovery while attending one of Sue’s salons.

Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 tries to celebrate her father’s birthday with an old-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into another battle in the Dickinsons’ own civil war.

The Dickinsons take a fun family outing to an asylum. Henry helps the soldiers with a uniform inspection.

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.

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