The average American female is just below 5’4”, there are just over a million women in America who are over 5’10” and there are just below one hundred and fifty million women in America. After you do the math, only seventy-eight out of ten thousand American women are over 5’10” and I just happen to be one of them. I find joy, awkwardness, beauty, and self doubt all in my height. It’s often the first thing people notice about me, and is often followed by a “you should play basketball” type remark. My height is something I find unique and defining about myself. Being a tall woman helps me celebrate people’s differences and uniqueness when it comes to all shapes and sizes. I face the struggle of not fitting in an airplane seat, not being able
