Reserve your place now for WAM Theatre’s Claiming Her Place benefit on Sunday, June 30 at 7:00 pm.
Anastasia Stanmeyer is editor of Berkshire Magazine. Here’s how she claims her place.
How do you define claiming your place? Can you tell me about a time when you claimed your place in your profession?
Claiming my place means that I have the right. But there are so many layers to this word. Claiming can also mean taking away. Or something that is meant to be truth. Or something that calls for or requires. In all those definitions, one thing stands out: One’s right. And for me, claiming my place is multifaceted, whether it be in my profession or my personal life.
What fictional, historical, or current public figure do you admire for her ability to stand up for herself?
What advice would you give to women who are just starting to establish themselves in their careers on how to claim their places confidently?
Believe in what you do and move forward with it. There are no limits; anything can be accomplished.
Is there a quote–from a song, movie, book, poem, TV show, etc.–that seems relevant to the subject of claiming your place and facing challenges in your working life?
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
― Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
What a great series! I applaud Anastasia’s leadership here in Berkshire County and the layers of impact her ‘claimed place’ has in the world. xo S