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Early reports of the average height of women in the United States include that: 1  Pilgrim women probably averaged about 60 1/2 inches (1620) 2  United States women averaged 62.4 inches (1900 to 1908) 3  United States women averaged 63.7 inches (1948 to 1950)  United States women averaged 64.3 inches in 1955.
Yes, she would definitely be considered tall. The average height for a woman in the US is 5' 3 1/2. The standard deviation is about 2.7 inches. So a woman who is 5' 7 is more than one standard deviation above the mean, so she is taller than at least ~85% of the woman in the US. I'd definitely consider that tall!