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<i> By Michelle Maltais, Times Staff Writer </i>

Toastmasters

( Stefano Paltera / For The Times / May 14, 2008 )

By Michelle Maltais, Times Staff Writer

Toastmasters' Jewel City 29 club in Glendale (so named because of the city's nickname and because it was the organization's 29th club to be chartered) was men-only until the 1980s.

Here's a look at what a typical meeting entails.

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