International Women’s Day returns this week, and The Northern Echo is celebrating women from our region who have done incredible things.

From sport, politics, crime, and entertainment, these women are making strides in their careers, any many of whom have conquered obstacles to fight to be heard.

The Northern Echo has comprised a list of many, but not all, the women in our region doing extraordinary things.

  • Amy Tinkler
  • Ann Cleeves
  • Anna-Marie Trevelyan
  • Beth Mead

Read more: International Women's Day: North East women who are inspiring future generations

The Northern Echo: Beth Mead wins Sports Personality of the Year. Picture: PABeth Mead wins Sports Personality of the Year. Picture: PA (Image: PA)

  • Brenda McLeish
  • Bridget Phillipson
  • Carol Malia
  • Catherine McKinnell
  • Cheryl
  • Chi Onwurah
  • Dehenna Davison

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  • Emma Lewell-Buck
  • Fiona Hill
  • Hannah Chapman
  • Heather Mills
  • Helen McArdle
  • Irene Hayes
  • Jade Thirlwall
  • Jill Mortimer
  • Jill Scott

The Northern Echo: Jill Scott. Picture: Daniel Hambury/PA WireJill Scott. Picture: Daniel Hambury/PA Wire (Image: Daniel Hambury/PA Wire)

  • Joan Lawrence
  • Joy Allen
  • Julie Elliot
  • Kat Copeland
  • Kate Osborne
  • Kim McGuinness
  • Liz Twist
  • Lucy Bronze
  • Margaret Barbour
  • Mary Kelly Foy

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  • Mica McNeill
  • Pam Royle
  • Perrie Edwards
  • Rosie Ramsey
  • Sara Davies
  • Sarah Millican
  • Savannah Marshall
  • Scarlett Moffatt

The Northern Echo: Scarlett Moffatt. Picture: PAScarlett Moffatt. Picture: PA (Image: PA)

  • Sharon Hodgson
  • Sharon Lane
  • Steph Haughton
  • Steph McGovern
  • Tanni Grey-Thompson
  • Vera Baird
  • Vicky Pattison
  • Zoe Lewis

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