Matilda "Lida" Scott Howell (August 28, 1859 – December 20, 1938) was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century.

She won three gold medals in Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics in Missouri in the double national and Columbia rounds and for the US team.

Archery was an event in five of the earliest Olympics and, as it had been an acceptable leisure sport for upper class women for a long time, they were allowed to participate.

She competed in archery at the St Louis Olympic Games in 1904, winning two gold medals.

When asked why she preferred archery over other sports, she replied, "Archery is a picturesque game, the range with its smooth green and distant glowing target with its gold and radiating red, blue, black, and white, the white-garbed players, with graceful big bows and flying arrows, makes a beautiful picture."