Hallie Crawford Stillwell (October 20, 1897 – August 18, 1997) was an American teacher, rancher, lecturer, and author, based in Texas.
[3] She taught school children with her father's gun strapped to her hip and her salary included a hazard job supplement due to the classroom being within pistol range of Pancho Villa’s Revolutionary Army.
[3][7] Stillwell worked alongside her husband, learning to herd and brand cattle, mend fences and hunt game.
She recalled this time of her life as learning “…to live, work, and act like a man.”[8] During the 1930’s Dust Bowl, the Stillwell Ranch experienced an extreme drought that nearly bankrupted the ranch if not for hard work, determination and assistance from the Drought Relief Service.
[9][10] She co-wrote a book, How Come It's Called That: Place Names in the Big Bend Country (1962, with Virginia Madison).