Catherine Nimmo | |
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Born | [1]
Rotterdam, Netherlands | September 22, 1887
Died | January 22, 1985 | (aged 97)
Occupation(s) | Chiropractor, naturopath, activist |
Catherine T. Nimmo (22 September 1887 – 22 January 1985) was an American chiropractor, naturopath and vegan activist.
Nimmo was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [2] She was a registered nurse and Doctor of Chiropractic. She moved to Oceano, California in 1948. [2]
Nimmo was a vegetarian but became vegan in 1931 after witnessing a mother cow and her calf on opposite sides of a road, separated by fencing. [3] In 1948, Nimmo and Rubin Abramowitz formed the first vegan organization in the United States known as the U.S. Vegan Society in Oceano, California. [3] [4] [5] The Society lasted from 1948 to 1960 and was a predecessor to the American Vegan Society. [6] Nimmo distributed copies of the UK's The Vegan Society magazine and corresponded with Freya Dinshah and H. Jay Dinshah. [3] She joined the American Vegan Society and was its first paid member. [3] She authored articles for the American Vegan Society magazine, which at that time was called Ahimsa. [3]
Nimmo cared for animals in Oceano and was made an honorary lifetime member of the Humane Society. [2]
Nimmo died from natural causes in Arroyo Grande, California on 22 January 1985, age 97. [7]
Catherine Nimmo | |
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Born | [1]
Rotterdam, Netherlands | September 22, 1887
Died | January 22, 1985 | (aged 97)
Occupation(s) | Chiropractor, naturopath, activist |
Catherine T. Nimmo (22 September 1887 – 22 January 1985) was an American chiropractor, naturopath and vegan activist.
Nimmo was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [2] She was a registered nurse and Doctor of Chiropractic. She moved to Oceano, California in 1948. [2]
Nimmo was a vegetarian but became vegan in 1931 after witnessing a mother cow and her calf on opposite sides of a road, separated by fencing. [3] In 1948, Nimmo and Rubin Abramowitz formed the first vegan organization in the United States known as the U.S. Vegan Society in Oceano, California. [3] [4] [5] The Society lasted from 1948 to 1960 and was a predecessor to the American Vegan Society. [6] Nimmo distributed copies of the UK's The Vegan Society magazine and corresponded with Freya Dinshah and H. Jay Dinshah. [3] She joined the American Vegan Society and was its first paid member. [3] She authored articles for the American Vegan Society magazine, which at that time was called Ahimsa. [3]
Nimmo cared for animals in Oceano and was made an honorary lifetime member of the Humane Society. [2]
Nimmo died from natural causes in Arroyo Grande, California on 22 January 1985, age 97. [7]