Maryam Bayramalibeyova was the daughter of Azerbaijani historian and journalist Teymur Bayramalibeyov and his wife Shirin (née Talyshinskaya), a Russian-educated Talysh-Azerbaijani who translated a number works by classical Russian writers into Azeri and was famous for promoting Western culture in Lankaran and the neighbouring regions.

However, after the October Revolution, being a daughter of an upper-middle class literatus Bayramalibeyova considered her life to be in danger and returned to Lankaran (eventually she did manage to get a post-secondary education receiving an Honours B.A.

In order to promote the arts, Maryam Bayramalibeyova organized drama, choir, and musical clubs in the school, which apparently was a success as two of her students later became prominent Azerbaijani actresses and one became a renowned mugham singer.

[2] During the period of political instability in the Talysh region Maryam Bayramalibeyova sent a letter to the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic-appointed Governor-General of Lankaran, Javad Malik-Yeganov asking him to protect the school from the mischievous soldiers of the pro-Denikin army.

She was sent in exile to a correctional camp in Arkhangelsk, northern Russia, where she performed hard physical labour; however due to her rich educational background was promoted to the position of a bookkeeper.