Background
Goldring was born in Kenwood, New New York
Goldring was born in Kenwood, New New York
In 1905 she graduated as valedictorian from The Milne School in Albany, New New York
She was the first woman in the nation to be appointed as a State Paleontologist. Goldring became the fourth State Paleontologist of New York, and the first woman to hold that position. Goldring was an educator as well as researcher, and she commissioned and designed dioramas for the New York State Museum.
Petrified Sea Gardens, the stromatolite site that she studied, is a National Natural Landmark and a National Historic Landmark of the United States.