[1] Originally from New England, Auslander's travels outside the United States and jobs as a woodworker have deeply influenced her intellectual development and choice to go study history.
[6] She joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1987, and, after receiving tenure, was promoted to the rank of full professor.
From 1996 to 1999, Auslander served as Director of the Center for Gender Studies at the University of Chicago.
[7][8] Leora Auslander was a Berthold Leibinger Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany, for Fall 2008.
[10] She is primarily known for her work on material culture entitled Taste and Power, which details the history of interior design within modern France.