death_date birth_place nationality field birth_date known_for residence article_title name alma_mater
30 january 1971 kenwood , new york american paleontology 11 february 1888 first woman appointed as a state paleontologist new york state winifred goldring
 winifred goldring wellesley college
winifred goldring

winifred goldring -lrb- february 1 , 1888 -- january 30 , 1971 -rrb- was a pioneering female paleontologist whose work included a description of stromatolites .
she was the first woman in the nation to be appointed as a state paleontologist .
