First women to play in the men´s olympiad (or open section).

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Who was the first woman to play in the open section of the chess olympiad, also called men´s olympiad? Was it Anne Marie Renoy-Chevrier from Monaco? (Leipzig 1960). Or was somebody before her?

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The first olympiad after the second world war, Dubrovnik 1950. Chantal Chaudé de Silans played as first reserve for France and according to olimpbase, she played 6 games, got 1,5 points out of these games. Probably the first woman to play at a chess chess olympiad?