page_title: Janie L. Mines
hierarchical_section_title: Janie L. Mines
caption_attribution_description: English: Midshipman Janie L. Mines in 1980. ,Frst African-American Female to graduate for the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, NHHC Naval Library.
context_page_description: Janie L. Mines is an American former naval officer who was the first African-American woman to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering in 1980. After serving in a variety of roles in the U.S. Navy, she held management positions in a variety of corporations and became a management consultant. In 2002, she was an Olympic Torchbearer.
context_section_description: Janie L. Mines (born 1958) is an American former naval officer who was the first African-American woman to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering in 1980. After serving in a variety of roles in the U.S. Navy, she held management positions in a variety of corporations and became a management consultant. In 2002, she was an Olympic Torchbearer.
caption: Midshipman Janie L. Mines in 1980
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