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New Podcast Available Now! Winifred Goldring, NY's First Female Paleontologist

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A New York Minute in History

This episode digs into the life and career of Winifred Goldring, an incredibly prolific scientist who overcame prejudice to become the first female NYS Paleontologist at the State Museum in Albany, She was also a highly successful educator and innovative exhibit designer and would spend 40 years as a scientist at the State Museum. 

Interviewees - Dr. Lisa Amati, NYS Paleontologist, and Audrey Trossen, Environmental Educator at John Boyd Thacher State Park

Marker of Focus: Winifred Goldring, Albany County.

Click here to listen to the full episode.