This is all very good advice.
I'd taken my to the range once with a 1911 and a S&W M19 (loaded with .38 spl). She liked neither the feel nor the recoil of the 1911, but did fine with the .357 snubbie downloaded. Unfortunately, she didn't have the hand strength to pull the double action trigger and had to thumb cock it for every shot.
When my GF's aunt started having some problems with a guy threatening her, my GF decided to become more interested in firearms. Now she wants to buy one for herself. We went to the gun store I generally frequent, but they started showing her the smallest pieces. We later went to another shop in TN (She lives in TN, so it's already a better place to look). After describing herself as a new shooter without a lot of hand strength, the salesman immediately handed her a Glock 19, and she loved it. Despite hands that couldn't properly fit a 1911, they fit the Glock pretty well. She handled both the 19 and 17 and liked both of them.
We haven't bought yet, and I still have to take her out to the range again to try my P38 and make sure she's alright with the 9mm's recoil, but assuming she is, we'll be buying a Glock as soon as the tax returns come in.