Rachel Cargle


Rachel Cargle is a Black American author, academic, speaker, and activist known for her involvement in anti-racism work. Cargle founded the Loveland Foundation.

Early life

Cargle was raised in Green, Ohio by her mother, who has polio. Her father died when she was young. During her childhood, Cargle played soccer and was a Girl Scout. 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.
She attended the University of Toledo for two years, studying anthropology and sociology before moving to Washington, D.C. at the age of 23. Cargle later attended Columbia University, where she studied anthropology until she left after a year because of a racist incident on campus.

Career

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".
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.

Personal life

Cargle is divorced. She has a dog named Ivy.