3.5 to 4: Average shoe size of women in America at the beginning of the 20th century
9: Average woman’s shoe size today
34B: Average bra size in 1995
36C: Average bra size today
34 inches: Average waist size of store mannequins in the 1950s
31 inches: Average size today
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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