The poetess was born on March 1 (March 14), 1915 in the Degrez mahalla of Tashkent city in the family of a foundry artisan. Zulfiya's parents were people of high culture. So her mother, who knew many folk songs and legends, told them to her children. Parents, who wanted to see their children highly educated and cultured people, brought up a love of the word in Zulfiya.After graduating from high school and women's pedagogical college, Zulfiya worked in the editorial offices of republican newspape