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Goldring was born in Kenwood, New York 1888, to Frederick Goldring, an orchid specialist at the Erastus Corning estate, and Mary Grey, a local school teacher who’s father was the head of the orchid that Frederick was employed. Shortly after, in 1890, Goldring, her parents and her seven sisters and one brother moved to Slingerlands, New York, so her family could operate a greenhouse business.^[5] Goldring lived here, in her childhood home, for the majority of her life (81 years). Goldring spent her live devout to her education and professional career, and as a result, she never married. She did, however, spend time learning the violin purely for her love of music.

Her journey into education began at Slingerland District school. After spending nine years there, she went on to The Milne School in Albany, NY in which she graduated as valedictorian in 1905.^[6]  Between classes, she spent much of her free time exploring the outdoors, where she developed a love and curiousity for Lower Devonian rocks. Following this, she enrolled in Wellesley College, a school for women, with an intended major in classical languages before developing a love for science. Goldring became increasingly interested in geology and changed fields of study.^[4] She attained her Bachelors in Science 1909 and her Masters in 1912, while also obtaining graduate work at Harvard.^[6] Finishing her education at Johns Hopkin's University in 1921.