I'm 19, a girl, not too tall. I've always loved kung fu, so could any of you recommend a kung fu to supply me with

Taijiquan is very good, if the master teaches you very straight, you can get a strong striking power in a short time. Basically you can become a master in a year. Anyone who tells you that you have to practice for N years kind of either doesn't have real skills or doesn't want to teach you. Martial arts are just like that, some things are said through and then nothing. So make a very mysterious, what taiji ten years do not go out all fooling people. Of course, if a master openly come out so teach, it will be attacked, thought to break the rules of the game.