Conversation so far:
What were Emily Dickinson's teenage years like?
Emily Dickinson was troubled from a young age by the deepening menace of death, especially the deaths of those who were close to her.
Where did Emily Dickinson go to school?
Dickinson began attending Mary Lyon's Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (which later became Mount Holyoke College) in South Hadley.
When did Emily Dickinson start writing?
Dickinson began writing as a teenager.
What else did Emily Dickinson do as a teenager?
Emily Dickinson spent seven years at the Academy, taking classes in English and classical literature, Latin, botany, geology, history, mental philosophy, and arithmetic.

Question: Did she have depression?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Emily Dickinson have depression?