Mount Holyoke College
Women’s college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. See Massachusetts.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Dickinson Wouldn’t Have Survived Social Media | Elif Shafak | setting | Where Shafak spent her first American winter as a fellow, writing in English. |
Emily Dickinson Wouldn’t Have Survived Social Media — Elif Shafak (2026)
Source: Emily Dickinson Wouldn’t Have Survived Social Media · Original · Readwise highlight
I was in Massachusetts as a fellow at the lovely Mount Holyoke College.
- Role: setting
- In the article: She remembers the winter, the snow and the gothic library, writing a novel in English and sensing Dickinson everywhere around Amherst.
- Why it matters: The fellowship is what brought her within reach of Dickinson’s world.