Willie Franklin Pruitt

Willie Franklin Pruitt (sometimes misspelled "Pruit"; pen name, Aylmer Ney; January 11, 1865 – February 22, 1947) was an American activist and author.

[5][2] Her work focused on matters of municipal reform, being an active participant in measures for the moral and physical comfort of the masses.

One of the social schemes, born of modern philanthropy, with which she was closely identified was set forth in the declared purposes of a society named "The Woman's Humane Association," of which she was the president.

Its object was to provide needed benefits, both for individuals and for the community at large; in work of the latter class, its most conspicuous achievement was the free distribution of pure drinking water throughout the city for people and animals.

[2] Pruitt's literary work indicated a versatile and cultured writer, and met with ready acceptance from papers and periodicals noted for their critical requirements.