Fawn Weaver
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Fawn Weaver (born 1976) is an American investor, historian, relationship blogger, and author who wrote the book Happy Wives Club (2014). She is the historian and co-founder of the Nearest Green Foundation. Her writings have focused on the topic of marriage advocacy.[1][2]
Biography
Born in 1976 as Fawn Evette Wilson, she is the daughter of Motown Records songwriter and producer Frank Wilson.[3][4] She has been married to Keith Weaver since 2003.[1]
Before authoring books, Weaver was a marriage and relationship blogger.[5] Her book Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage was published in 2014 by Thomas Nelson. A USA Today and New York Times bestseller in 2014, the book is about making the conversation about marriage a positive one, and it spurred a worldwide movement of followers.[1] In 2015, she wrote The Argument-Free Marriage: 28 Days to Creating the Marriage You've Always Wanted with the Spouse You Already Have, which offers a 28-day plan for marital happiness using conflict management.[5]
In 2017, she helped reveal that the history of Jack Daniel Distillery included Nearest Green as its first master distiller and mentor of a young Jack Daniel.[3][6][7] She then founded the Nearest Green Foundation, which honors the legacy of Green with a scholarship program, a museum, a memorial park, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey products and a book.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Making It Work: Meet the Woman Behind the 'Happy Wives Club' Movement and Her Hubby". Essence.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Woman tells story of slave who taught Jack Daniels whiskey". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ^ a b Risen, Clay (15 August 2017). "When Jack Daniel's Failed to Honor a Slave, an Author Rewrote History" – via www.nytimes.com.
- ^ Kaufman, Leslie (2012-10-03). "Frank Wilson, Motown Songwriter and Producer, Dies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ a b "How To Have An Argument-Free Marriage—We Put This Couple To The Test". Essence.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Knutson, Jesse (27 July 2017). "Unearthing The Story Of Nearest Green, Jack Daniel's Mentor".
- ^ Alfs, Lizzy (July 21, 2017). "Ex-slave who trained Jack Daniel gets new recognition". USA Today. The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Christen, Mike (2017-07-31). "Foundation honors ex-slave's contributions to Jack Daniel's". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
External links
- Video: "The argument free marriage", with Fawn Weaver, July 2015, TEDxPortland via YouTube
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