I am a 5'4" tall woman, which is the average height of a woman in the modern US. Was there ever a time/place in European history when I would have been considered tall (or edging towards tallness) for a woman?

by ibbity
Gamecocks91

You would have been slightly above average for parts of the 17th 18th and 19th centuries as well part of the 20th( in Europe). However in the Middle Ages people actually weren't much shorter than they are today ( Men at least). However that all depended on social class, location, and a variety of other factors

Sources: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c7429.pdf

italian_spaghetti

Is 5'4" really average?