Estelle Ellis


Estelle Ruth Ellis was an American business consultant known for her work with Condé Nast, Carter Hawley Hale, Phillips-Van Heusen, Dow Chemical, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Career

Ellis began her career at Popular Science magazine. In 1943, she joined Seventeen as sales director under founding editor Helen Valentine, becoming the magazine’s first marketing director. Her work established teenage girls as a distinct consumer demographic.
In the 1970s, Ellis consulted for Brides magazine.

Personal life

Ellis was married to Samuel I. Rubenstein for 50 years until his death. They had two children: Ellis Marc Rubenstein and Nora Jane Rubenstein.