Author Henry David Thoreau was among those who spoke out in defense of John Brown after his arrest following the Harpers Ferry raid. Thoreau penned an essay, âA Plea for Captain John Brown,â in support of his fellow abolitionist.
1 The average age of U.S. women at the time of menopause is 51 years. 2  The most common age range at which women experience menopause is 48-55 years. 3  Premature menopause is defines as menopause occurring in a woman younger than 40 years. 4  About 1% of women experience premature menopause.
'I can't believe the hot flushes have come back,' she says. 'My menopause went on for 15 years and drove me to despair, which manifested itself in panic attacks. I've given up hoping it'll ever end.'. The average age to begin the menopause is 52 and the symptoms tend to last between two and five years. But for some women, it can go on indefinitely. Even more alarmingly, sometimes the symptoms can fade, then recur much later.