[2][3][4] Shafiga Efendizadeh was born on March 19, 1883, in the village of Atskuri in the Akhaltsikhe uezd of the Tiflis Governorate, into the family of educator Hafiz Mahammademin Sheikhzadeh.

Later, she took exams at the Religious Council of the Caucasus and at the III Aleksandrovski Men's Gymnasium in Baku, obtaining a certificate to teach Turkish language and Sharia law at elementary schools.

In 1918, during the March Days, Shafiga Efendizadeh and her family left Baku in late august, moved to Akhaltsikhe, and from there to Istanbul, Turkey.

[1] Shafiga Efendizadeh began her journalistic career in 1903 with an article titled "Maarifpərvər rüf`ətli Məhəmməd Ağa Şaxtaxtinski hüzurialilərinə" published in the 7th issue of the "Shargi-Rus" newspaper.

[5] Efendizadeh and her friend Sakina Akhundzadeh, established a drama club, providing girls with information about theater culture and the art of acting, and introducing them to the press highlights of the time.

[2] In 1914, the she published a book titled "Two Orphans, or Karim's Community" (Azerbaijani: "İki yetim, yaxud Kərimin hümməti").

Her stories like "A Conversation Between Two Girls," "Buying Candy," "First Love," "Dream," "What is a Teacher," and "Reward"[note 1] discuss aspects of children's lives and were published in the media of that period.

[6] Her article titled "Təşkilatın qadınlara təsiri" was featured in the 190th issue of the newspaper, dedicated to the anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR).

[6] With the constitution adopted by the ADR Parliament on July 21, 1919, Azerbaijani women obtained the right to hold positions in the state administration for the first time.

In 1923, she was selected as a member of the editorial board of the "Sharg gadini" magazine, serving as its editor and head of the literary department.