Pausing, not Stopping During the years of menopause, these two women experienced more than physiological changes: Jane Goodall (left) was widowed and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (right) was imprisoned. Both, however, are proof that post-menopausal women can be productive. After age 50, Goodall (shown visiting a German zoo at age 70) founded and led several organizations that educate children and protect animals, and Johnson-Sirleaf (shown speaking to the International Labor Organization at age 68) became the president of Liberia.