According to certain Islamic scholars, the Quran was very progressive in terms of women's rights. But I've also read that Ancient Egypt is progressive in terms of women's rights as well and have read a bit on both sides. Which is more progressive in terms of women's rights?
I don't mean to discourage people from offering answers, but I would suggest that this might be better as two questions: 1. "What were women's rights and status (etc.) in Ancient Egypt"? and 2. "What were women's rights and status (etc.) in early Islam?".
I say that mostly because as someone who could take a stab at the second answer, I am totally unqualified to even attempt the first, and so I would not be able to do any kind of comparative answer. I have a suspicion that a student of ancient Egypt would say the same thing as Egyptology and Islamic studies are radically different fields of study.