From “Feminist Manifesto” by Mina Loy
Intrinsic- adjective
Definition: belonging to a thing by its very nature
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Intrinsic+?s=t
From page 256: ” Rendering her lethargic in the acquisition of intrinsic merits of character by which she could obtain a concrete value”
From defining this word I now understand the terms it was used in. Mina Loy was describing the natural state that women use to obtain values that are useful to venture the female population.
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