Author Structure Prize-winning author and social historian,Barbara Goldsmith was born in New York City,graduated from Wellesley College (1958),and holds three doctorates.A founding editor of New York Magazine,she currently contributes to the New York Times, Architectural Digest,and The New Yorker.Prize-winning author and social historian, Barbara Goldsmith was born in New York City, graduated from Wellesley College (1958), and holds three doctorates. A founding editor of New York Magazine, she currently contributes to the New York Times, Architectural Digest, and The New Yorker. Author | Structure