Professional Biography
Walter Licht’s expertise lies in the history of work and labor markets and he teaches courses in American economic and labor history. His books include: Working For The Railroad: The Organization of Work in the Nineteenth Century (Princeton University Press); the co-authored Work Sights: Industrial Philadelphia, 1890-1950 (Temple University Press); Getting Work: Philadelphia, 1840-1950 (Harvard University Press); Industrializing America: The Nineteenth Century (Johns Hopkins University Press); and the co-authored The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century (Cornell University Press). Since he began teaching at Penn in 1977 Dr. Licht has received numerous awards and appointments. He is currently Faculty Director of Civic House and the Penn Civic Scholars Program.
