In the media, the Red Stockings were juxtaposed with dominant ideas about femininity; they were said to be self-‐ centered, unwilling to care for their children, and even said to want to kill their children.
Í umræðu í fjölmiðlum var rauðsokkum stillt upp í andstöðu við ríkjandi hugmyndir um kvenleika; þær hugsuðu um eigin hagsmuni, vildu ekki hugsa um börnin sín og vildu jafnvel drepa börnin sín.