Effat Moridi was born during the spring of 1929 in a cultured family living in Khorramabad and was one of the few girls in her area who were well educated.
She trained and worked as a teacher prior to her career with Women's Organization and the Campaign to End Illiteracy and her engagement with sociocultural activities.
Another one of her sons, Behrooz, engaged in political activities and faced arrest in relation to a group headed by Houshang Aazami.
In light of her children's experiences during the Pahlavi era Mother Moeini became familiar with the challenges facing prisoners and their families starting in 1967.
Moridi was an active participant in the anti-Shah demonstrations supporting her children in the cause they had espoused, as well as opening her home to those harmed or wounded during protests.
Although Mother Moeini was religious she observed her children's right to freedom of opinion and beliefs by hiding their books and standing up to the attackers.
Furthermore, in 1983, Homayoun, who was now married and had a daughter, was identified by a former activist who had agreed to collaborate with the authorities, named Nasser Yar Ahmadi.
She often slept in parks or stayed up all night while waiting to meet authorities in the capital or the clergy in Qom, including Ayatollah Montazeri.
However, she continued to press on with her activities to secure Homayoun's release while running a knitting school to help alleviate the family's financial struggles, and travelling back and forth to the capital.
However, the authorities move to deny the families access to Khavaran was the last blow to her frail body.