What is the main idea of this text?
A. Madam Walker’s first husband, Moses McWilliams, died shortly after she gave birth to
their daughter, leaving Madam Walker a young widow.
B. Madam Walker was a successful Black businesswoman who created hair care products
and worked to improve the health and financial outcomes of Black women.
C. The beauty industry in the U.S. was focused almost entirely on white women and
products for white skin and hair in the late 1800s.
D. Madam Walker wanted to expand her company to the Caribbean and Latin America
while she was living in New York in a townhouse in Harlem.