Catherine Nimmo
{{short description|American chiropractic and veganism activist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Catherine Tjeerda Nimmo
| image = Catherine Nimmo.png
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|09|22}}Catherine T. Nimmo. Five Cities Times-Press-Recorder (January 25, 1985). p. 20
| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|01|22|1887|09|22}}
| death_place = Arroyo Grande, California, U.S.
| occupation = Chiropractor, naturopath, activist
}}
Catherine Tjeerda Nimmo (22 September 1887 – 22 January 1985)[https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDBJ-M2F FamilySearch.org profile for Catherine Tjeerda Nimmo] was an American chiropractor, naturopath and vegan activist.
Biography
Nimmo was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.Austin, Linda; Hammond, Norm. (2010). Oceano. Arcadia Publishing. p. 39. {{ISBN |9780738580876}} She was a registered nurse and Doctor of Chiropractic. She moved to Oceano, California in 1948.
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.[https://americanvegan.org/throwback-thursday-dr-catherine-nimmo-vegan-pioneer/ "Throwback Thursday: Dr. Catherine Nimmo, Vegan Pioneer"]. American Vegan Society. Retrieved 6 October 2021. 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.Iacobbo, Karen; Iacobbo, Michael. (2004). Vegetarian America: A History. Praeger Publishing. p. 167. {{ISBN|978-0-275-97519-7}}Stepaniak, Joanne. (2000). The Vegan Sourcebook. McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 6-7. {{ISBN|9780071392211}} The Society lasted from 1948 to 1960 and was a predecessor to the American Vegan Society.Inness, Sherrie A. (2005). Secret Ingredients: Race, Gender, and Class at the Dinner Table. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 156. {{ISBN|978-1-34-953164-6}} Nimmo distributed copies of the UK's The Vegan Society magazine and corresponded with Freya Dinshah and H. Jay Dinshah. She joined the American Vegan Society and was its first paid member. She authored articles for the American Vegan Society magazine, which at that time was called Ahimsa.
Nimmo cared for animals in Oceano and was made an honorary lifetime member of the Humane Society.
Nimmo died from natural causes in Arroyo Grande, California on 22 January 1985, age 97.Catherine T. Nimmo. Santa Maria Times (January 24, 1985). p. 20
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