She was a fellow and past president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.
[1] She earned her Ph.D. in 1960 from Radcliffe College where she researched the importance of indole acetic acid in the grass, Avena.
[1] Goldsmith died in Hamden, Connecticut, on October 2, 2024, at the age of 91.
[5] During her Ph.D., she began to examine the movement of auxins, such as indole acetic acid, into corn.
[9][10] Her research extends to studies on changes in plant cells during transport of polar chemicals,[11][12] intracellular measurements of membrane potential,[13] and activation of potassium channels.