Estella Crosby

Estella Crosby (–) was an African-American businesswoman, beautician and community organizer.

Early life She was born in Alexandria, Virginia and moved to South End, Boston where she married Adrian Crosby and became active in local Republican politics. She bought a row house on 11 Greenwich Park with her husband in 1925.

Public affairs Crosby organized Boston's Neighborhood Scottsboro Defense Club in 1933 which supported the defense of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American boys who were on trial for the rape of two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. The marches led to the formation of local clubs that supported the defense of the Scottsboro nine.

She was the vice president of the Council of Elders of Roxbury in her later years. She ran a women’s clothing store in South End until she died in 1978.

Her home is featured on the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail. In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project.