I know that Agatha Beins said 15k subscribers in Liberation in Print- page 22. I’d have to look back to see exactly what year she was referring to but I assume late 70s. It might also be worth emailing the archivists at UMD. They have oob’s records

Beins's book says it was 15k in 1977

Ooh thanks 🫶

I'll be at the LHA next week by the way to return to some Lorde files there—a binder of poetry she taught, as well as some of the early drafts of Zami. Thanks for all your work there!