Hallie C. Stillwell

Hallie Crawford Stillwell was an American teacher,rancher,lecturer, and author.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Stillwell was born in Waco, Texas on October 20, 1897.[4][5]

In 1910, she moved to Alpine with her family.[4]

In 1916, she took up her first teaching position, at age 19, at a school in Presidio, Texas.[6] She taught school children with her fathers 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.[7] A year later, in 1917, she transferred to Marathon, Texas.

It was in Marathon that she met and on July 29, 1918, married Roy Stillwell, a local rancher. [4][8] The couple lived in a primitive one room cabin on the Stillwell Ranch, a 6,500 Acre cattle ranch located North East of present day Big Bend National Park.[9][10]

Hallie 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.”[11]

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]

In 1955, she started to write a column for the Alpine Avalanche.[8]

In 1992, she was included in National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.[8]

Hallie Stillwell Hall of Fame Museum is named after her.[8]

Recogition

References
  1. October 1997 0, Helen Thorpe (October 1, 1997). "Hallie and Farewell". Texas Monthly.
  2. Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. (1997-08-24). "Hallie C. Stillwell, a Rancher And Texas Legend, Dies at 99". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2022-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Kelly, Lynn (May 31, 2012). "Stillwell, Hallie Crawford (1897–1997)". Texas State Historical Associate.
  4. "Legend, Lore & Legacy: Hallie Stillwell Tackled the Wilds of West Texas|May 2011| TPW magazine". tpwmagazine.com.
  5. Zakharova, Lisa. "Throwback Thursday: Hallie Stillwell".
  6. Kelly, Lynn (May 31, 2012). "Stillwell, Hallie Crawford (1897–1997)". Texas State Historical Associate.
  7. Texas Women's Hall of Fame, various- (June 17, 2022). "Hallie Stillwell; 1994 Inductee". Texas Woman’s University.
  8. "Hallie Stillwell Hall of Fame Museum". Texas Time Travel.
  9. Kelly, Lynn (May 31, 2012). "Stillwell, Hallie Crawford (1897–1997)". Texas State Historical Associate.
  10. Texas Women's Hall of Fame, various- (June 17, 2022). "Hallie Stillwell; 1994 Inductee". Texas Woman’s University.
  11. Stillwell, Hallie Crawford (1991). I’ll Gather My Geese. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780890964781.
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