I have a 38special in lcr I think thats it, super tiny super light to carry, trigger is pretty good for a double action ruger.
However my carpal tunnel and arthritis get annoyed. Its an up close oh crap gun, if you made me pull it out I am gonna hit you, probably will be messy.
If you want tidy then my ruger in 22lr is,the way to go.
She should have no trouble with that gun at all. Heck it would be super fun in 22 in my opinion.