Hi and welcome to TP
A wonderful and thoughtful gift......
So just a few questions that might help 'inform' any insight & suggestions from other TPer's ?
Firstly as it seems you are in the USA, please bear in mind that within a manufacturer range, model numbers can vary between your side of the pond and the UK/Europe.
What subjects does she like to photograph and/or want to photograph?
Are you thinking of a pocket sized point & shoot camera or one that has interchangeable lenses and would not fit in a pocket?
Are you hoping to buy new or would secondhand be acceptable to you and her?
I hope you can see that with such an open ended question more info is needed. And indeed...... there in some ways no single answer.
Edit ~ sorry if I state the obvious. Unlike the cameras on the phone, unless can get a higher spec camera with perhaps a larger rear screen (note ~ no camera has a screen as large as those fitted on [all?] smartphones). It will require some way of sharing the pictures i.e. transfer to computer for showing on the monitor and/or emailing....!