A snubnose is not a casual shooter or newbies gun. It is hard to shoot accurately, even if accurately means a dinner plate at 20 feet. Even in 38 SPL they kick hard. I think it is not a good idea unless she's going to put a couple hundred rounds/yr through it. A 5" or 6" barrel makes a big difference.
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Those are cool... however I would prefer something in a medium frame .357... because... ya know... I would have to take it to the range for periodic testing don't you know. 
My wife is a small Asian and not sure how much gun she can comfortably shoot, to her credit she has asked to go to the range because "if we are going to have guns in the house I should know how to use them."
So yeah, step one is to take her to the range and see what she likes... I have the 9mm and the 870... however personally I don't think the shotgun makes a good in house home protection device, just too big and unwieldy. I keep it more for a "civil unrest" situation like Todd describes me sitting on the porch with a big black shotgun looters will keep walking by.
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