Catherine Nimmo
Catherine Nimmo | |
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Born | (1887-09-22)September 22, 1887[1] Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Died | January 22, 1985(1985-01-22) (aged 97) Arroyo Grande, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Chiropractor, naturopath, activist |
Catherine T. Nimmo (22 September 1887 – 22 January 1985) was an American chiropractor, naturopath and vegan activist.
Biography
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]
References
- ^ Catherine T. Nimmo. Five Cities Times-Press-Recorder (January 25, 1985). p. 20
- ^ a b c Austin, Linda; Hammond, Norm. (2010). Oceano. Arcadia Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9780738580876
- ^ a b c d e "Throwback Thursday: Dr. Catherine Nimmo, Vegan Pioneer". American Vegan Society. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ Inness, Sherrie A. (2005). Secret Ingredients: Race, Gender, and Class at the Dinner Table. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-34-953164-6
- ^ Catherine T. Nimmo. Santa Maria Times (January 24, 1985). p. 20
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