Catherine Nimmo

Catherine Tjeerda Nimmo (22 September 1887 – 22 January 1985) was an American chiropractor, naturopath and vegan activist.

Biography Nimmo was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She was a registered nurse and Doctor of Chiropractic. She moved to Oceano, California in 1948. 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. The Society lasted from 1948 to 1960 and was a predecessor to the American Vegan Society. Nimmo distributed copies of the UK's The Vegan Society magazine and corresponded with Freya Dinshah and H. Jay Dinshah.