Rachel Cargle

Cargle was raised in Green, Ohio by her mother, who has polio. Her father died when she was young.[3] During her childhood, Cargle played soccer and was a Girl Scout.[1] Cargle and her mother lived in Section 8 housing in a wealthy suburb, which she stated made her aware of economic differences between herself and her white peers.[1]

She attended the University of Toledo for two years, studying anthropology and sociology before moving to Washington, D.C. at the age of 23.[3][1] Cargle later shortly attended Columbia University until deciding to leave the school after an April 2019 incident in which a black male student was followed by university police after declining to present his student identification upon request.[3]

After a photo of Cargle at the Women's March went viral, Cargle began to learn more about feminist issues. Cargle began speaking at universities giving lectures called "Upacking White Feminism".[3]

Cargle later founded the Loveland Foundation, which works to increase access to therapy for Black women and girls. During the Early 21st-century civil rights movement, Cargle's Instagram account grew from 355,000 to 1.7 million followers.[1]

Cargle is divorced.[3] She has a dog named Ivy.[1] Before Ivy, she had adopted a senior dog called Professor Marley.[3] There is no information available re Marley's whereabouts today.