[2] It was co-founded by Anne Else, Sandra Coney, Rosemary Ronald, and Kitty Wishart.

[5] The first issue was released in July 1972, and "consisted of twelve foolscap pages – stapled"; 200 copies were produced, which sold out.

[5] Māori issues sometimes received considerable coverage in the magazine, which provoked "fierce exchanges in the letters pages".

Speakers included Pat Rosier, Sandra Coney, Wendy Harrex, Stephanie Johnson and Sheridan Keith.

[6] The magazine is now an important source for the social history of the period, and the entire back catalogue of Broadsheet is available on the University of Auckland website.