From a window of an apartment house that upreared its form from amid squat, ignorant stables, there leaned a curious woman. Some laborers, unloading a scow at a dock at the river, paused for a moment and regarded the fight…Over on the Island, a worm of yellow convicts came from the shadow of a building and crawled slowly along the river's bank. –Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Stephen Crane

What social issue is raised through the description of the woman's environment?
A. crime
B. Ignorance
C. Poverty