Michaela Kleber

Michaela Kleber is an Assistant Professor of History at Northwestern University, affiliated with the Material History Lab. She holds a Ph.D. from William & Mary (2020). Her research focuses on early America, Native America, French colonialism, and gender/sexuality studies, particularly examining the intersection of Indigenous Illinois society and French colonization. Office hours are Thursdays 2:00-4:00 PM in Harris 215.

• Educational Background: Ph.D., History, William & Mary, 2020

Her work reconstructs gender and sexuality structures in Indigenous Illinois society to explain colonial dynamics. Research interests include transatlantic empire, Native-European interactions, and pre-1900 American history. She teaches courses in early American and global Francophone history.