Women could own property, sometimes were priestesses. For sure mention Hatshepsut, the famous female pharoah, maybe say a little about her achievements. Better practice writing her name. Oh yeah, that poem by a woman hoping her boyfriend will marry her. Poetry in a woman's voice is pretty unusual and worth talking about.
Women seem to have been able to assert themselves more in Egypt than in most cultures.
If I mention it I'd better say something specifically class-related about it, like the mummy of Ramses II we saw in class. If I talk about Osiris being the god of resurrection I can use the hymn to him in the reader. Better name a few specific gods and describe a picture or two of them and mention what their functions were. Since our teacher is an English professor and especially edited the reader to emphasize literature, this is going to be really important. I'd better try to talk about at least three literary selections.