Is the wife of bath's tale feminist?

Though the wife of bath is often associated with feminism, she has little to do with the movement. In her prologue, she often speaks of her ability of using Words to manipulate her five husbands. Yet, this presents a special problem. Words and language usually derive their meaning from the society from which they were born. The Wife of Bath lives in a patriarchal society. Therefore, she can only defend her views through the use of a vernacular, a completely self-defeating attempt at autonomy. No true feminist would fall victim to such a fallacy. The character herself is mainly a satire created by Chaucer.