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.
Women begin menopause between the ages of fo â¦ rty-five and fifty-five with the average age being fifty-one years old; the actual timing varying from woman to woman. Menopausal symptoms usually happen before menopause starts; this stage is commonly referred as peri-menopause and can last up to ten years.