Since my name was mentioned...
We teach the NRA BP course - it's designed for folks who have never fired a gun before, or even handled one. We focus on the BASICS as well as safety, first and foremost. Not to blow my own horn, but I work well with first time shooters. We live in Haverhill, teach out of our home and go to one of two ranges (either our club or Bob's in Salisbury) for the live fire part of the course.
If we're a distance for driving, then I would highly recommend a Women on Target course. It really is designed for women who've never shot before. I don't, offhand, know of any going on, but you could email Jon Green at GOAL (he's the one who sets up a number of them and will also teach them) to see if there's any going on in your area.
If you want to go with us, email me off the list and we'll talk.