[Philb]

Welcome to TAC CamiB! I cannot speak from the small or medium hand point of view of a female, but even as an average hand size for a male, older though (73), with arthritis to some extent; some chords and stretches are tough. There are short cuts to some chords (making a partial chord and strumming only some of the strings); but I think the main thing may be as already brought up, use a guitar that is smaller (3/4 size is pretty popular and available in many different brands and price range). Also, just keep going. Practice, stretch……and keep going. It sometimes seems a slow process, but you will figure it out for yourself. Enjoy the journey!