National Short Girl Appreciation Day

There’s something about a short girl, that delightfully compact phenomena that happens when a blessing of genetics realizes that less is more. It seems like evolution did them a favor and made up for their lack of vertical stature by packing those delightful frames with enough vim and vigor to take on the world. 

History of National Short Girl Appreciation Day

Although these vertically challenged women may be physically smaller than the average girl, that shouldn’t keep them from living large! Short girls should know that they are valuable and important, and National Short Girl Appreciation Day is the ideal opportunity to raise them up above the crowds.

Most women in the United States tend to feel like they are short if they are anything less than 5’ 3” or so. But, in fact, it’s good to remember that 5’ 3” is just the average height of women when they are considered from all over the world. And for those girls who are around 5 feet tall, or even less, it’s important to remember that small and compact can still be absolutely amazing and beautiful!

No matter what is happening, you have to hand it to the short girls, if only because they can’t reach it themselves!

No, but all jokes aside, it’s time to let National Short Girl Appreciation Day be the inspiration to truly let these compact little gems know how much they are adored, appreciated and respected.

How to Celebrate National Short Girl Appreciation Day

Those who are short girls, or have one in their family or friend group, can have a huge celebration on this day of all the things that are beloved about shorter women. Get started making plans to observe National Short Girl Appreciation Day with some of these ideas:

Show Appreciation to a Shorter Girl

Take your favorite short girl out to lunch, buy them a step-stool, or just generally let them know how awesome they are. If you know one of these beauties that is suffering from standard short-girl problems, then National Short Girl Appreciation Day is the perfect time to help them out with that. Send them a card, take them to a movie or get them a mani-pedi. Just use this day as a time to show them that there is a huge amount of love for every inch of them.

It is important that, not only on National Short Girl Day but every day, the attitude toward women who are of a shorter stature is not minimized. Instead, be sure to show them some respect and honor, and find out if they even mind being called a “short girl”. Though they might be completely content with their height, they may also be sensitive about it, so be sure that they are acknowledged as full-fledged adults, even if they are a bit smaller than others!

Consider Some Famous Short Girls

While short girls might bear the brunt of many jokes, it is important to remember that a number of famous, powerful and honorable women have been a bit short in stature. Perhaps some of them have seemed taller due to their high heeled shoes and big personalities!

Get inspired to celebrate National Short Girl Appreciation Day by considering some of these famous short women and looking into their lives and their work:

• Marie Kondo. A woman whose organizational skills have made an impressive change to many people’s households through her books and television appearances, Marie Kondo stands at only 4’ 7” tall!
• Dolly Parton. At only 5 feet tall, this country music diva, actress and philanthropist proves that being small is no obstacle to having a huge impact on the world.
• Anna Kendrick. This star of Pitch Perfect and other movies is well known for her acting skills as well as her powerful singing voice, but she’s only 5’ 0” tall.
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (aka RBG). This powerhouse, who was the first female US Supreme Court Justice, stood at only 5’ ½” tall.

Host a Short Girl Appreciation Day Party

To really let them know how fantastic they are, it might also be fun to organize a party for a favorite pack of short-girls, specifically themed around those things that are small. Tiny cakes and cookies, even meals in small portions, but make sure there are enough of them – short girls can pack it away when they get a hunger on, just as much as a taller person. Perhaps it would feel right to round it all up with a short girl fashion show. It’s bound to be interesting since so many of them have to shop in the children’s section!