Just read through all the replies and didn't see mention of this fact: the guitar will sound like dog poo with nylon strings on it! That, alone, may make your friend decide that the guitar isn't for her...
The guitar I started out playing, in 1958, was a cheap Sears Silvertone steel string acoustic... now, truth be told, I probably couldn't fret that thing today, not without a pair of Vise-grip pliers!!! But, back then, it was all I had, so I struggled along with it, sharing it with my older brother and sister... at one point, my sister put Black Diamond nylon strings on the thing, which made it much easier to fret the notes, but there was literally next to no sound/vibration coming from the guitar!
Either get her a classical, to start out, or get her a steel string and have it set up with 10's or 11's... unless, of course, she's a big robust young woman with strong hands!
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