Author of the novel CHASING NORTH STAR

Heidi McCrary – Author

Women’s Rights

  • Finding our Voice Again

    With attendance numbers topping three million, the inaugural Women’s March held in January of 2017 was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Celebrating the power of women, this peaceful movement grew quickly to advocate legislation and policies for all human rights. This year, the marches took place again throughout the world and closer to home…

  • And the Award Goes to… The Women’s Race to the Oscars

      While this is ski season for my husband, you’re more likely to find me tucked away in a movie theater, and this season I have had the pleasure of seeing several movies that have garnered many Academy Award nominations—all starring women in lead roles… Lady Bird – a coming of age movie featuring two strong…

  • Run Like a Girl

    Scene #1 – A Bowling Alley As a natural athlete, a teenage girl goes bowling with her boyfriend who is new to the world of bowling shoes and this popular Michigan social activity. As the two played against each other, the distance between their scores grew wider as the girl consistently threw strikes and spares.…

  • Why Can’t Barbie Drive a Blue Car?

    Just an ordinary day at a local department store, shopping for my niece, who happens to be turning three this summer. Walking into the Young Girls area, I am suddenly smacked with an onslaught of PINK – pink T-shirts, pink shorts, pink socks, underwear, dresses and sneakers. Really? Pink sneakers? As clothing designers and retail…