with no employment that could be tough to get one in your name only under the conditions you want. Unless someone knows a cc company that overlooks that without having to pay insane fees, your best bet maybe to start with a secured card, that way you can gradually build up your own credit limit.
I recommend either Orchard Bank or Bank of America, they offer the lowest fee's. I know BoA is a $29 a year fee and that's it. Be very diligent. always look at the fee's attached even if you get a company that is willing to give you a larger credit line/ unsecured card, READ the fine print, you want to stay away from the One time processing fee's of $99, and montly maintenance fee of $10 and a annual fee of $80 etc. After everything is said and done with it's not worth it to be paying all these fees and would be spending less annually with a secured card.
Sometimes you have to take baby steps and there is nothing wrong with starting with a secured card.
I just close continental finance . cost me alot of money .(with CL 300 )